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- Police cordoned off a stretch of Commercial Road, Poole after an armed robbery
- Robber with what is reported to be a pistol struck earlier at HSBC in Broadstone
- He held a gun to a bank-teller's head and forced her to hand over £40,000
- He was chased off by an off-duty policeman but managed to escape
- Police tracked him down to a block of flats in Commercial Road
- People inside the cordon were told to stay inside as armed police tried to make an arrest
- Traffic was gridlocked as cars were turned away at the Civic Centre roundabout
- Armed office, dog handlers and the police helicopter were in attendance
- A vehicle was recovered from the flats
- Police are continuing to search for the robber. One man has been led away from the block of flats in handcuffs
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