Blackburn bride robbed on wedding day (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Blackburn bride robbed on wedding day
1:00pm Saturday 21st April 2012 in News
A BRIDE walked in on burglars who were armed with a hammer and a knife when she went home to pick up some jewellery for her big day.
The 29-year-old had returned to her home in St James’s Road, Blackburn, at 3pm when she saw three men standing at the top of the stairs.
Although one of the men had a hammer and the other had a knife, they did not make any threats of violence against her, police said.
Police have released CCTV footage of three men they want to speak to after they were caught on camera running off down St James’s Road turning onto Openshaw Drive on Good Friday, April 6.
Officers have said the Asian woman was ‘deliberately’ targeted for her gold jewellery and said there had been an slight increase of these types burglaries in recent months.
A small amount of cash was stolen during the burglary PC Marc Coulton said: “I would urge people to take a close look at the CCTV images and if anyone thinks they recognise any of the men I would appeal to them to come forward and contact police.
“The victim in this case is Asian and we believe her home was deliberately targeted for her gold jewellery.
We suspect that the offenders had access to information that the premises would be unoccupied and that there would be valuable property within at the time of the offence worth stealing.
“These offences are taking place during daytime hours, between 2pm and 7pm, and therefore I would ask that if anyone sees anything which is out of character or slightly suspicious to call the police.
“I would also advise people not to keep large quantities of cash in their house instead and to keep jewellery and other valuable items safe and secure.”
Anyone with any information is asked to call Lancashire Police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at Crimestoppersuk.org.
Comments(25)
joinerpat
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1:17pm Sat 21 Apr 12
General Jumbo wrote:Exactly G.J
Err, is there a link to the footage?
Over 2 weeks ago and this breaks news with no link.
The mind boggles.!!!!!!!!!!!!
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everywhere is sh1t
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3:29pm Sat 21 Apr 12
ratshowilikeit
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6:13pm Sat 21 Apr 12
born n bred blue
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6:23pm Sat 21 Apr 12
everywhere is sh1t
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6:52pm Sat 21 Apr 12
ratshowilikeit wrote:it depends if it is a real or fake wedding
Sounds a bit dodge to me! How many brides go home on there own!! On there wedding day???
mavrick
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7:29pm Sat 21 Apr 12
StephenDes wrote:So True.
'Fake weddings', 'Sounds a bit dodge to me!' 'No whites involved... they all look the same...' '...this Asian infested country...'.
Comments of pure class from some of our less-well-educated fellow citizens. In a few weeks some of these same half-wits will be accusing elements of the Asian community of not wanting to integrate. Question is, who would want to integrate with some of the people who have posted here?
sen c bl
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7:30pm Sat 21 Apr 12
everywhere is sh1t
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7:57pm Sat 21 Apr 12
sen c bl
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8:28pm Sat 21 Apr 12
Your name say's it all. Go jump of a cliff.
ghanto
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8:38pm Sat 21 Apr 12
ratshowilikeit
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9:36pm Sat 21 Apr 12
ratshowilikeit
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9:36pm Sat 21 Apr 12
New World Order.
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10:44pm Sat 21 Apr 12
"grooming"..
Cha'mone MF
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12:14am Sun 22 Apr 12
everywhere is sh1t wrote:What a top Human being / good fellow member of the human race you are. Your parents will be immensely proud of you mungo.
i would not say anything any way even if i knew who it was
Cha'mone MF
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12:15am Sun 22 Apr 12
everywhere is sh1t wrote:What a complete c0ck you are.
i do fing it strange that the lancs telegragh will allow comments when a asian has been robbed but when it is the asain that has done the robbing like the asian in burnley who has stolen £40 000 worth of tax payers money you are not allowed to comment ,just goes to show who means the most in this asian infested country
anotherview
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11:02am Sun 22 Apr 12
sen c bl
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12:36pm Sun 22 Apr 12
sick of living, are we.
I'll give you few tips what to do with yourself!!!!!!!!!!!!
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L0LLYP0P
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7:42pm Sun 22 Apr 12
ooooolroid
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11:39pm Sun 22 Apr 12
ladysal
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8:31am Mon 23 Apr 12
ratshowilikeit wrote:I did.
Sounds a bit dodge to me! How many brides go home on there own!! On there wedding day???
Between the day time celebrations and the evening ones.
I've been happily married for 16 1/2 years.
I'm white.
Don't cast aspertions.
roversok
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9:19pm Tue 24 Apr 12
ratshowilikeit
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9:57pm Tue 24 Apr 12
ladysal wrote:Ladysal........???wh
ratshowilikeit wrote:I did.
Sounds a bit dodge to me! How many brides go home on there own!! On there wedding day???
Between the day time celebrations and the evening ones.
I've been happily married for 16 1/2 years.
I'm white.
Don't cast aspertions.
at you saying I have never said anything about colour!!!so get back off your soap box!!!
ladysal
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8:35am Wed 25 Apr 12
ratshowilikeit wrote:Don't be so jumpy! I didn't say that you had said anything about colour. Although I picked you comment to quote, the comments I made were aimed at everything above mine, not just yours. Not on my soap box, just making an observation about what I did and how people make different choices / plans based on thier preferences on the day and how that doesn't make what she did dodgy.
ladysal wrote:Ladysal........???wh at you saying I have never said anything about colour!!!so get back off your soap box!!!ratshowilikeit wrote: Sounds a bit dodge to me! How many brides go home on there own!! On there wedding day???I did. Between the day time celebrations and the evening ones. I've been happily married for 16 1/2 years. I'm white. Don't cast aspertions.
ratshowilikeit
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4:49pm Wed 25 Apr 12
General Jumbo says...
1:05pm Sat 21 Apr 12