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Two arrested after mannequin challenge footage released | Two arrested after mannequin challenge footage released |
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Two teenagers have been arrested after officers released footage of a group doing a mannequin challenge who police wanted to question about robberies. | Two teenagers have been arrested after officers released footage of a group doing a mannequin challenge who police wanted to question about robberies. |
The two robberies in Salford happened within minutes of each other with both victims robbed of their mobile phones. | The two robberies in Salford happened within minutes of each other with both victims robbed of their mobile phones. |
A phone recovered from a blue Ford Focus, suspected to have been used to flee the scene, contained footage of a group of men doing the challenge. | |
A boy, 17, and a man, 19, have been arrested on suspicion of robbery. | A boy, 17, and a man, 19, have been arrested on suspicion of robbery. |
'The right thing' | 'The right thing' |
The pair presented themselves to Pendleton police station two days after the footage was released by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) on Tuesday. | The pair presented themselves to Pendleton police station two days after the footage was released by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) on Tuesday. |
Officers stopped the Ford Focus hours after the robberies on 14 November on Deansgate in Manchester city centre and arrested the 22-year-old driver Roger Bosion. | Officers stopped the Ford Focus hours after the robberies on 14 November on Deansgate in Manchester city centre and arrested the 22-year-old driver Roger Bosion. |
Mr Bosion remains at large after failing to return to police for further questioning in December on suspicion of robbery, theft, handling stolen goods and making off without payment. | Mr Bosion remains at large after failing to return to police for further questioning in December on suspicion of robbery, theft, handling stolen goods and making off without payment. |
Police said the first victim was attacked by two men who dragged him to the floor on Fredrick Road, Salford and demanded the password to his phone. | Police said the first victim was attacked by two men who dragged him to the floor on Fredrick Road, Salford and demanded the password to his phone. |
Minutes later, police said a second man had his phone stolen at a bus stop on Eccles Old Road after being wrestled to the floor by three men. | Minutes later, police said a second man had his phone stolen at a bus stop on Eccles Old Road after being wrestled to the floor by three men. |
Det Con Jim Harris, from GMP, urged Mr Bosion to "do the right thing and hand yourself in". | Det Con Jim Harris, from GMP, urged Mr Bosion to "do the right thing and hand yourself in". |
The "mannequin challenge" was a social media craze last year involving people being filmed frozen in place like mannequins. | The "mannequin challenge" was a social media craze last year involving people being filmed frozen in place like mannequins. |
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