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CASE 051  |  Costcutters  |  March 12, 2019  |  UK
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DATABASE RECORD
  id                  51
  date                March 12, 2019
  original_date       March 12, 2019
  year                2019
  month               3
  quarter             2019-Q1
  victim              Costcutters
  location            Far Cotton, Northampton, England
  country             UK
  scenario            Armed Robbery in Public Space
  description         Bitcoin machine stolen during robbery
  kidnappings         0
  violence_torture    0
  drugs_alcohol       0
  weapons             0
  theft               1
  life_taken          0
  money_wanted        (null)
  coin_type           (null)
  reports             Northampton Chronicles
  notes               they threatened the employees with a machete
  has_processed_date  1
  created_at          2025-11-13 05:44:45

AI SUMMARY  [generated at bulk import, NOT verified against sources]
  **Victim:** Costcutters
  
  **Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators
  
  **Attack Method:** Armed Robbery in Public Space
  
  **Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation
  
  **Crypto Stolen:** Amount not disclosed
  
  **Status:** Investigation ongoing

LINKED SOURCES
  [url]  https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/masked-men-with-weapons-rob-northampton-shop-for-bitcoin-machine-73035

NOTES ON THIS FILE
  * matched to sheet row 52: exact match on victim + year, unique on both sides

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ARTICLE 1
  Source   Northampton Chronicles
  URL      https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/masked-men-with-weapons-rob-northampton-shop-for-bitcoin-machine-73035
  Origin   reported_K&R sheet, row 52, column "Articles"
  Length   1,209 chars
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Bitcoin machine stolen in Far Cotton robbery – witness appeal
March 15, 2019
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Officers investigating the theft of a device which turns cash into digital currency are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
At around 8.30pm on Tuesday, March 12, three men went to the Costcutter shop on St Leonard’s Road, in Far Cotton, Northampton, where one waited outside.
The other two went inside, where one threatened staff with a curved machete while the other smashed a Bitcoin machine off the shop wall with a sledgehammer.
The offenders then left the shop with the machine, walking away along Haines Road and Euston Road.
All the men wore face coverings and gloves. The one with the machete is described as wearing a black balaclava, black puffer parka jacket, blue jogging bottoms and light coloured trainers. 
The man with the sledgehammer wore a black balaclava, grey/green puffer style parka jacket, black jogging bottoms and black trainers. 
The third man wore a grey puffer style parka jacket and had a grey face covering.
Anyone who witnessed the robbery, saw the men in the area at the time or who has information about the incident is asked to call Northamptonshire Police on 101.

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ARTICLE 2
  Source   Northampton Chronicles
  URL      (no URL recorded for this column)
  Origin   reported_K&R sheet, row 52, column "Article 2"
  Length   1,500 chars
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Robbers in Northampton threatened a shopkeeper with a machete for a device that turns cash into digital currency.
At around 8.30pm on Tuesday (March 12) three men went to the Costcutter shop on St Leonard’s Road, in Far Cotton, leaving one person waiting outside, Northamptonshire Police today confirmed.

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Two men then went inside, one threatened staff with a curved machete while the other smashed a Bitcoin machine off the shop wall with a sledgehammer.

The offenders then left the shop with the machine, walking away along Haines Road and Euston Road.

A spokeswoman for Northamptonshire Police said: "All the men wore face coverings and gloves. The one with the machete is described as wearing a black balaclava, black puffer parka jacket, blue jogging bottoms and light coloured trainers.

"The man with the sledgehammer wore a black balaclava, grey/green puffer style parka jacket, black jogging bottoms and black trainers.

"The third man wore a grey puffer style parka jacket and had a grey face covering."

Anyone who witnessed the robbery, saw the men in the area at the time, or who has information about the incident is asked to call Northamptonshire Police on 101.

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