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Targeted patrols after spate of robberies
POLICE are mounting targeted patrols after a series of robberies in the Fishponds area.
Most of the victims of the muggings have been teenagers – and there have been eight arrests, also all of teenage boys.
Avon and Somerset police say they are keeping an open mind about whether several incidents involving muggings by gangs of boys on bikes are linked.
Two of the most recent incidents reported to officers happened within just over an hour of each other.
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