Crime
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Mar- 2018 -8 March
Violent crime against retail staff doubles
There has been in ‘concerning spike’ in the number of violent incidents against retail staff, according to a survey by…
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Feb- 2018 -19 February
Thieves attempt ram-raid robbery on Rolex store in Leeds
Would-be thieves attempted to rob a Rolex in Leeds city centre by ramming a car into the shop window, but…
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16 February
Hunt begins for diamond tycoon Nirav Modi over $1.8bn fraud case
Indian jewellery billionaire Nirav Modi has been accused of ‘cheating’ state-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) out of nearly $1.8bn (£1.2bn).…
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5 February
Hatton Garden jewellery thief dies in jail
Terry Perkins, one of the gang members involved with the Hatton Garden jewellery raid, has died in prison aged 69.…
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5 February
Fourth man charged in Leicester jeweller murder inquiry
A fourth man has been charged in connection with the death and alleged kidnap of a jeweller from Leicester. The…
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2 February
Hairdresser intervenes in jewellery raid
A hairdresser intervened during a jewellery raid by throwing outdoor shop signage at the thieves breaking into a jewellery store…
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Jan- 2018 -30 January
Police hunt for ‘violent’ jewellery burglar targeting affluent homes
Surrey Police has revealed new information on a man carrying out armed house raids across the south-east of the UK.…
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11 January
Jewellery worth €4.5m stolen during armed heist at Ritz Paris hotel
Armed robbers made off with an estimated €4.5m (£4m) worth of jewellery in a smash-and-grab heist at the Ritz Hotel…
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Dec- 2017 -13 December
Gang jailed after £250k hammer raid in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter
Five members of a gang who attacked a jewellery shop worker with a hammer and made off with £250,000 worth…
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4 December
VIDEO: Smash-and-grab on Fleet Street watch boutique by knife-wielding gang
A gang of thieves wielding machetes and a sword smashed their way into a Fleet Street watch boutique this morning,…
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