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Take Back Power Group Arrested for Nationwide Theft Scheme

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Six individuals, including a man, were arrested for allegedly planning a nationwide theft scheme targeting high-end stores and supermarkets. The group, linked to Take Back Power, a nonviolent civil resistance group, was accused of coordinating thefts and redistributing goods to food banks. However, police believe the groups actions constitute organized crime, and theyve been arrested on conspiracy to steal charges. Authorities are drawing a clear line between activism and theft, emphasizing that the latter will not be tolerated, especially when it escalates to a national scale.

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Take Back Power Group Arrested for Nationwide Theft Scheme

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UK News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Take Back Power Group Arrested for Nationwide Theft Scheme. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

On April 19th, six women and one man got pinched by police for allegedly plotting a nationwide scheme to rip off high-end stores and big supermarkets. Greater Manchester police, working with the London Met, made the arrest Sunday on conspiracy to steal charges. They say this crew was coordinating across the country to grab valuable goods. The bus links straight to take back power, a group branding itself as non-violent civil resistors. Back in March, they admitted supporters had walked out of shops without paying, claiming they handed the items to food banks to help folks in need. Take back power has been rallying people across England to snatch essentials from corporate giants and billionaires, then redistribute to struggling, communities. It's their pitch for fighting inequality through direct action. Cops believe the suspects aimed to hit major chains and pass the loot along elsewhere, calling it straight up organized crime. Assistant Chief Constable Steph Park made it clear, this kind of plotting won't fly. With the group in custody and probes

ongoing, authorities are drawing a hard line. Activism stops where theft begins, especially when it scales up. Nationally...

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