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Watch the most middle class car chase ever as men make off in Audi RS7 after failing to rob Kenilworth Waitrose | |
(35 minutes later) | |
This is the moment four robbers tried to outrun the police in after a botched robbery on a branch of Waitrose in Kenilworth. | |
The gang had tried to use various implements, including a hydraulic cutter, a circular saw, crowbars and an angle grinder. But after failing to stealing anything the men then made off in a stolen Audi RS7. | |
In the two minute video the police pursue a car reaching speeds of 150mph as they try to keep up as the men tear along the road. | |
For a moment it appears that the vehicle is lost however, unknown to the thieves, the police are also tracking them from by air. Footage from a helicopter shows the pursuit continuing but there is a problem that the police are running low on fuel and could lose the men. | For a moment it appears that the vehicle is lost however, unknown to the thieves, the police are also tracking them from by air. Footage from a helicopter shows the pursuit continuing but there is a problem that the police are running low on fuel and could lose the men. |
Luckily, the car pulls into a road where the men get out and are quickly apprehended by officers. | |
The men were sentenced to 12 years in jail by Birmingham Crown Court. | The men were sentenced to 12 years in jail by Birmingham Crown Court. |
Only last week a new survey revealed that people within "easy reach" of a Waitrose could increase the value of their homes by up to 12 per cent. | |
Research by Lloyds Bank found that a property located near a Waitrose is around £38,931 more compared to others in the surrounding area. | |
Video courtesy of West Midlands Police | Video courtesy of West Midlands Police |
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