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| Norwich children's birthday party disrupted by knife-wielding raiders | Norwich children's birthday party disrupted by knife-wielding raiders |
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| Three knife-wielding masked raiders disrupted a children's birthday party when they burst into a house demanding drugs. | Three knife-wielding masked raiders disrupted a children's birthday party when they burst into a house demanding drugs. |
| Police believe the men, who threatened people inside the house in Norwich, broke into the wrong address. | Police believe the men, who threatened people inside the house in Norwich, broke into the wrong address. |
| Officers were called to the property in Hunter Road, Catton Grove, at about 18:50 GMT on Friday, Norfolk Police confirmed. | Officers were called to the property in Hunter Road, Catton Grove, at about 18:50 GMT on Friday, Norfolk Police confirmed. |
| No-one was hurt, but a mobile phone was stolen, the force said. | No-one was hurt, but a mobile phone was stolen, the force said. |
| The men are described as black, about six feet tall and were wearing dark clothing. | |
| "This must have been very distressing for those involved and I want to reassure the victims and those that live locally that we are doing everything we can to find the offenders quickly," Insp Graham Dalton said. | "This must have been very distressing for those involved and I want to reassure the victims and those that live locally that we are doing everything we can to find the offenders quickly," Insp Graham Dalton said. |
| "I do believe this is connected to Operation Gravity drug dealing and would ask anyone with information regarding those involved to contact the police immediately." | "I do believe this is connected to Operation Gravity drug dealing and would ask anyone with information regarding those involved to contact the police immediately." |
| Operation Gravity is a Norwich Police campaign, launched in 2016, to deal with drug dealers coming into the county from London. | Operation Gravity is a Norwich Police campaign, launched in 2016, to deal with drug dealers coming into the county from London. |