Man robbed outside supermarket (From Basingstoke Gazette)
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Man robbed outside supermarket
2:09pm Monday 18th June 2012 in Local By Chris Gregory
DETECTIVES investigating a robbery outside a Basingstoke supermarket have released CCTV pictures in a witness appeal.
The offence took place at about 8.30pm on Monday, May 7, as a 26-year-old man tried to use a cash machine outside ASDA, in Brighton Way, Brighton Hill.
The offender walked up to him, punched him in the head, took his wallet and removed £70 in cash before dropping the wallet.
He is described as white, aged in his late 20s, about 5ft 11ins tall and wore a white hooded top with the hood up and tracksuit bottoms.
Detective Constable Claire Chandler said: “Fortunately the victim wasn’t seriously injured as a result of this incident but it was a very brazen attack.
“The shop was closed at the time of the incident as it was a Bank Holiday, but it is believed there may have been people playing football in the car park at the time.”
Anyone with information can contact Basingstoke police station on 101 or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Comments(25)
Quimbo
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3:47pm Mon 18 Jun 12
ASDA - yet another place to avoid. This is ridiculous.
HC1
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4:25pm Mon 18 Jun 12
Bill1933
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4:54pm Mon 18 Jun 12
Mrs G of bstoke
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5:03pm Mon 18 Jun 12
Bill1933 wrote:Again, I hope the victim is ok, people commenting keep forgetting the victims here!
Thankfully it's uncommon enough to make a headline. But it's no worse than any other town of this size.
I agree Bill1933, if you think about it, only bad news really gets the headlines in papers. The Gazette aren't going to say 'Breaking news! a flower bloomed near Eastrop Park!' or, 'Basingstoke resident wins £100 on the lottery'.....'Mr Smith has a lovely barbeque in his garden with friends and family'....I could go on.
Theyouthmatters
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5:53pm Mon 18 Jun 12
HC1 wrote:You seriously lack intelligence if this was truly common it wouldn't make the paper... if you take all the headlines about this sort of thing in the last month that's what a weekend is like in a place like Peckham.
No Not at all mate...people beaten up in underpasses , attacked in broad daylight at ASDA .......Basingstoke is a lovely place to live, gutted I left the town I really miss it.
Mayor_Joe_Quimby
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8:39pm Mon 18 Jun 12
Bill1933
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7:08am Tue 19 Jun 12
HC1
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9:19am Tue 19 Jun 12
jondave wrote:I dont live in Basingstoke anymore, made the choice to move away a little while ago! cos I hated it. its a dump
HC1 wrote:So move away then. No one will miss you.
Lovely place Hey!....Basingstoke
Mayor_Joe_Quimby
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4:45pm Tue 19 Jun 12
HC1
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4:48pm Tue 19 Jun 12
Mayor_Joe_Quimby wrote:yes it is
Basingstoke may have its failings, but it is no worse than anywhere else.
Bill1933
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4:56pm Tue 19 Jun 12
HC1
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4:58pm Tue 19 Jun 12
Bill1933
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5:02pm Tue 19 Jun 12
HC1
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5:23pm Tue 19 Jun 12
robertspet8
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5:25pm Tue 19 Jun 12
HC1 wrote:Well let us know where you now live so that we can log on to your local paper and do a body count! Let's face it we only have your word that you moved to a better place.
think you'll find it is.
HC1
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5:27pm Tue 19 Jun 12
e said the other day it was probably Burnley ,try that.
Quimbo
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5:29pm Tue 19 Jun 12
Mrs G of bstoke
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12:43pm Wed 20 Jun 12
Basingstoke can't be that bad if they are having the Olympic torch go right through the Town Centre!! We wouldn't even get a mention if we were such an awful town!
I love Basingstoke!! God bless Basingstoke and all who sail in her!.....lol (I'm not being sarcastic, I genuinely love my home town and want to move BACK here one day!)
Mrs G of bstoke
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1:01pm Wed 20 Jun 12
Is their 2 Mayor Quimby's? one's real one's an imposter?
Mr_Right
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10:55pm Wed 20 Jun 12
Theyouthmatters
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1:32am Thu 21 Jun 12
Mr_Right wrote:Google most deprived areas I think it's the Telegraph have broken down 32.482 areas
Basingstoke has an unfair reputation based on the London overspill. Yes, it has its rough areas, but there are plenty of nice parts too. Picture postcard England starts in Old Basing, and Lychpit, Kempshott, Black Dam, Kempshott and Kings Furlong are all decent places to live. Employment levels are high, and there are plenty of smaller towns than Basingstoke in a far worse state. Ok, so it's not perfect, but show me a large urban town that is!
Parts of Hatch Warren are in the top 100 least deprived
I know it's not Basingstoke but 2nd-10th least deprived areas are around Fleet and Cove so we obviously do live in a nice town and a nice part of the country.
so I you're right
Smaller towns in a worst state
Andover
Aldershot
Tadley
Havent
Waterlooville
Newbury
I thought I'd name a few local towns that are smaller and worst off. :D
Sam_Walker123456
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2:21pm Fri 22 Jun 12
robertspet8 wrote:Bless you Bobby you are just too naive to be real. HC1 lives in Basingstoke of course.
HC1 wrote: think you'll find it is.Well let us know where you now live so that we can log on to your local paper and do a body count! Let's face it we only have your word that you moved to a better place.
HC1
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9:33am Mon 25 Jun 12
robertspet8
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3:08pm Fri 29 Jun 12
HC1 says...
2:39pm Mon 18 Jun 12