Crime
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Jul- 2019 -8 July
Armed robber jailed for seven years over raid at Amir Jewellers
A man who was detained by members of the public following a “violent” robbery at a jewellery store in Kilburn, London, has been jailed, Metropolitan Police has announced. Jason Abraham, 23, of Langdon Court, Islington, was sentenced to seven years and four months for robbery, following his trial at Southwark…
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5 July
FSB calls for next PM to tackle £17bn business ‘crime crisis’
Small businesses are incurring costs of almost £17bn every year due to criminal activity, according to new research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). Reacting to the statistics, FSB national chairman Mike Cherry, has called for the next prime minister to increase police numbers to help tackle the problem.…
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5 July
Police release CCTV images in appeal following robbery of jeweller
Metropolitan Police investigating the March robbery of a jeweller in Paddington, London, and have released CCTV images of two men they want to speak to in connection with the incident, as part of an appeal for information. Police were called at around 7:30pm on Wednesday, 27 March to reports that…
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Jun- 2019 -26 June
Abseiling thieves steal over £40,000 worth of jewels from H. Samuel
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) are searching for “abseiling” jewellery thieves who broke into a H. Samuel store and stole over £40,000 worth of jewels. At around 2.40am on Tuesday 25 June 2019 police were called to the jewellery store at the Fort retail park in Cheetham Hill, after they received…
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12 June
Police investigating Carlisle jewellery store robbery
Police investigating a robbery in Carlisle city centre are appealing for anyone who might have seen a car involved in the incident to contact them. Two men arrested in connection with the robbery at St Nicholas Galleries in Bank Street at about 2.20pm 6 June remain in custody. According to…
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7 June
Police appeal following robbery at Harringay jewellers
Detectives in Harringay, London have released CCTV footage of three men they wish to trace in connection with a commercial robbery of the Italgold Jewellery store, during which a woman was attacked. According to the Metropolitan Police, on Monday 15 April at 12:45pm, a man walked into a jewellery shop…
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May- 2019 -30 May
Diamond trader banned for ‘falsifying’ sales invoices
Jan Maarten Asscher, director of Clarity Diamonds, has been banned from running limited companies for 11 years after falsifying high end jewellery sales invoices worth $1.75m (£1.38m), the Insolvency Service has said. His fellow director, Mark Timothy Walker (57), of Ware, has also been banned for nine years after he…
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29 May
Three arrested following Duke Street jewellers smash and grab
Detectives investigating a smash and grab raid at the Hour House jewellery store, which saw Made in Chelsea star Spencer Matthews hide in the jewellery shop’s vault during the attack, have made three arrests. Mathews was there to collect a watch at the jewellers in Duke Street, Marylebone, which was…
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21 May
Five arrested over jewellery raid at Amir Jewellers
Five men have been arrested by the Metropolitan Police after the group raided the Amir Jewellers jewellery store in Maida Vale, London. According to the BBC, the thieves were armed with knives, a crowbar and a hammer and rode mopeds during the attack, which took place at around 5pm on…
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Apr- 2019 -17 April
Police appeal following robbery at Bournemouth jewellers
Officers investigating a burglary at a Bournemouth jewellers have issued a CCTV image of the suspect. At approximately 10.45am on Thursday 11 April 2019 a man entered Ilaria Smart Luxury on Wimborne Road in the Winton area of the town. While inside he distracted staff before stealing two rings and…
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