Overview

• Newly released CCTV and body‑worn video shows masked men forced out a fire exit by staff as undercover officers chase and arrest them in Chippenham’s town centre.
• Swindon Crown Court sentenced the group on August 14, jailing Jason Hunte for 26 months and Nusret Arslan for two years, with four others given suspended terms and unpaid work.
• Prosecutors dropped an initial conspiracy to commit robbery charge after not‑guilty pleas, and all six had earlier admitted conspiracy to steal from the O2 store.
• Wiltshire Police’s Serious Organised Crime Unit worked with the Metropolitan Police after intelligence flagged the target, positioning officers at the shop at about 3:30pm on March 16.
• Victim statements described continuing fear and hyper‑vigilance for a sales assistant as well as panic for a customer present during the incident.