Crime
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Jul- 2015 -3 July
Shoppers attempt to apprehend burglars in Manchester raid
Two men have been caught on camera just minutes after carrying out a raid on a jewellery store in Manchester city centre. The two men were riding a lime green motorcycle and approached Arthur Kay and Brothers Jewellers on Market Street at around 2:50pm on Thursday, July 2, where one…
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2 July
Thieves steal £570k worth of diamonds from Hong Kong Jewellery and Gem Fair
Some £570,000 (HK $6.9m) worth of jewellery – mostly diamonds – has been stolen in a string of thefts at the Hong Kong Jewellery and Gem Fair, according to reports from a Chinese newspaper. The South China Morning Post reported that 17 thefts took place over the four-day show –…
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2 July
Police hunt two men after Warwick jewellery raid
Warwickshire Police are appealing for witnesses after a jewellery store was burgled on Warwick’s high street last week. The robbery occurred around 2pm on Thursday, June 25, at Russell Lane Jewellers when four men were seen smashing the front windows of the shop with sledgehammers and taking jewellery. Warwickshire Police…
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Jun- 2015 -26 June
H&T Pawnbrokers and Fish Brothers sign up to ‘Safe Seller’ scheme
The Metropolitan Police have announced that two established pawnbrokers have signed up to its ‘Safe Seller’ scheme as part of an ongoing crackdown on the sale of stolen goods. H&T Pawnbrokers and Fish Brothers – which have a combined total of 48 stores in the capital – are supporting the…
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19 June
Jeweller fined for selling illegal big cat claws in jewellery
A vintage jewellery designer popular with Kate Moss has been fined £2,000 after she was caught selling antique big cat claws. Annina Vogel, who is behind the eponymous jewellery brand, was spotted selling the claws by a customer, who became concerned when she heard a sales representative refer to 14…
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17 June
Armed robber jailed for raid on Edinburgh jewellery store
An armed robber has been jailed for 13 years today after raiding a jewellery store in Edinburgh earlier this year. Matthew Ferry, 24, stole £233,160 worth of high value watches from Laing the Jeweller in Edinburgh’s Frederick Street on March 2 this year, where he threatened staff members with a…
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16 June
Gang admit £230,000 armed jewellery store raid
Three men have admitted carrying out a £230,000 armed robbery on a jewellers at the Argyll Arcade in Glasgow last year. Jason Yendall, 29, Aaron Brannan, 24, and Jason Britton,23, pleaded guilty to the armed raid on the jewellery retailer Rox in the Argyll Arcade. In total, 21 watches were…
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11 June
Armed robbers take “hugely valuable haul” from Altrincham jewellers
Police are appealing for witnesses after four men – armed with metal bars and bats – raided a jewellery shop in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, making off with a “hugely valuable haul”. The raid, which took place on Wednesday, June 10, at 12:20pm, occurred at David M Robinson jewellers on Railway…
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4 June
Police appeal after spate of burglaries
Police in Merseyside have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to following a series of thefts from jewellers across the country. Jewellers in Merseyside, Cumbria and Lancashire have all been targeted in recent weeks by men asking to view expensive items before grabbing them and…
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2 June
‘You picked the wrong guy’: jeweller chases off armed robber with baseball bat
Devon & Cornwall Police have released CCTV footage of an attempted armed robbery after the owner of a jewellery store successfully chased the suspect away. The robbery, which took place at Coopers Jewellers in Barnstaple on the afternoon of Thursday May 28, was unsuccessful after the store’s owner, David Bruce,…
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