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| Police chase to Trafford Centre | Police chase to Trafford Centre |
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| The Trafford Centre was closed for 45 minutes after two men wanted over an armed robbery more than 100 miles away were chased there by police. | The Trafford Centre was closed for 45 minutes after two men wanted over an armed robbery more than 100 miles away were chased there by police. |
| The robbery happened in Thornaby near Stockton on Tees but officers pursued the pair 112 miles through Yorkshire and into Manchester. | The robbery happened in Thornaby near Stockton on Tees but officers pursued the pair 112 miles through Yorkshire and into Manchester. |
| Entrances to the Trafford Centre were closed off until 1045 BST. | Entrances to the Trafford Centre were closed off until 1045 BST. |
| A 31-year man has been arrested but a second man is still "at large in Manchester", said Cleveland Police. | A 31-year man has been arrested but a second man is still "at large in Manchester", said Cleveland Police. |
| The shopping centre, which usually opens at 1000 BST, has now reopened to the public. | The shopping centre, which usually opens at 1000 BST, has now reopened to the public. |
| Gordon McKinnon, director of operations at the Trafford Centre, said: "The police and the Trafford Centre security staff have worked in tandem on this incident, and have brought it to resolution." | Gordon McKinnon, director of operations at the Trafford Centre, said: "The police and the Trafford Centre security staff have worked in tandem on this incident, and have brought it to resolution." |
| Officers are looking at CCTV footage of the incident from cameras at the shopping centre, said Mr McKinnon. | Officers are looking at CCTV footage of the incident from cameras at the shopping centre, said Mr McKinnon. |
| The pair are wanted in connection to a robbery of Co-op supermarket at 0800 BST on Newton Drive in Thornaby. | |
| During the incident two men wearing balaclavas threatened the security guards with a handgun, before stealing a quality of cash. |