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A man broke iff a branch to defend h mself after being threatened by the occupants of a :ar in Springfield Road. ! St Albans, on Monday evening. 1 Detective Senior-Ser-geant Dave Whitford said the man was approached by three Maori mtei who pulled up in a black Vauxhall Velox. The; driver threatened the- mat land
; ’I I I ■ demanded money. > { ■ “A baseball bat was mentioned by the I offenders but never [produced.” said SeniorjSergeant Whitford. j ]• , The man then broke off a [branch from a I nearby tree and threatened! the offenders, who drove off. The driver had a tattoo ■ of a dagger on a cjieek and other tattoos [ on his [ forehead. [ ;
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