Raiders fled after trying to rob Flying Squad officers

A gang of robbers who preyed on two top football stars and the Flying Squad officers keeping them under surveillance have been jailed for more than 100 years. Home owners and drivers across north London were terrorised by the raiders, who were armed with knives, machetes and firearms. One driver was waiting in his car on 10 April, 2020, when a machete was forced through the window. He ran from his car but was chased, threatened and made to hand…