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'Skull Cracker' link to Sunbury building society raid probed | 'Skull Cracker' link to Sunbury building society raid probed |
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A fugitive armed robber nicknamed the "Skull Cracker" may have struck again, with police investigating whether he is linked to a new raid. | |
A branch of the Chelsea Building Society in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, was targeted earlier, police said. | |
The armed raid took place at about 10:20 BST on The Parade, Staines Road. | |
Michael Wheatley, 55, absconded from an open prison in Kent on Saturday. He was given 13 life sentences in 2002 for raids on banks and building societies. | |
"We are carrying out numerous inquiries to identify the offender and have linked in with Kent Police as part of these inquiries," a spokesman for Surrey Police said. | |
According to Kent Police, there was a possible sighting of Wheatley in Twickenham, south-west London, on Monday. | |
A spokesman for Chelsea Building Society said no-one had been hurt in the attack, but staff were left shaken and upset. | |
A police cordon was set up outside the building and several nearby shops locked their doors during the robbery. |