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Burglars 'luck' was well planned
FOUR BURGLARS have escaped from custody only hours after ... sentenced to ten years in prison. They ... transformed from the law courts in Manchest to Sttangeways Prison. They ... found guilty of stealing electrical goods and money from shops in the Manchester area. It ... thought that they were all members of the same gang. They escaped from the van in which they ... transported, when the driver... forced to stop because of a tree across the road. It ... believed that the tree ... placed there by other members of the gang, who ... informed of the route ... taken by the van. A full investigation of the events leading to the escape ... ordered and anyone with information ... asked to contact the police to help with their inquiries.