Two men charged after Post Office raid

6 October 2025

News image — A cordon was put up at the Post Office after the incident

DJ McLaren/BBC A residential street with a police presence outside a two-story brick building, used as the post office. A police car is parked at the roadside, surrounded by traffic cones that cordon off part of the area. The sky is partly cloudy, casting soft light over the scene. — A cordon was put up at the Post Office after the incident

Two men have been charged after a Post Office raid.

Cambridgeshire Police was called to Cinques Road in Gamlingay just before 21:30 BST on 29 September.

Two men from Bedford were arrested on 1 October and have since been charged with conspiring to commit a burglary and conspiring to steal a motor vehicle.

They are due to appear at Luton Crown Court on 3 November.

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