THREE men have been arrested after cigarettes were stolen from a shop in Farnborough.
Officers were called at 1.54pm on Wednesday, September 18, to a report that a container full of cigarettes was stolen from Tesco Express on Chapel Lane.
A staff member suffered a minor injury to her arm as a result of the incident. A group of men then fled the scene in a Renault Grand Scenic.
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Police attended the incident and located the vehicle on Bridge Road, Farnborough, at approximately 10pm.
They then searched an address in Cottage Gardens and arrested three men shortly after midnight. Two officers were assaulted during the arrest of one of the men.
A 31-year-old man from London was arrested on suspicion of robbery.
A 22-year-old man of no fixed abode was arrested on suspicion of robbery, two counts of assault by beating of an emergency worker and possessing a controlled drug of Class B.
An 18-year-old man from London was arrested on suspicion of robbery and possessing a controlled drug of Class B.
The men remain in custody whilst Hampshire Constabulary carries out further enquiries.
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