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The Esso petrol station in Emmer Green has closed following a police incident. 

Reading Chronicle:

Pictures from the scene show a police cordon around the Tesco Express garage, on Buckingham Drive, with a black Range Rover situated on the forecourt. 

Reading Chronicle:

Thames Valley Police were contacted for comment. 

A spokesperson said: “At around 2.45am this morning, we received multiple reports of a burglary at Tesco Express in Buckingham Drive, Emmer Green, Reading.

“Officers attended and supported colleagues from the Metropolitan Police Service who were already on the scene.”

A Met Police spokesperson confirmed officers were at the scene as part of an 'ongoing investigation', and also said no armed officers involved. 

Reading Chronicle:

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