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 British Retail Consortium (BRC). The trade body’s Retail Crime Survey found the rate of incidents of violence with injury has doubled since the previous year to six per 1,000 members…
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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 were left empty-handed. West Yorkshire Police are now appealing for information the incident at the Rolex at Prestons store in Commercial Street. The offenders, who were wearing balaclavas, arrived at…
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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). According to reports he is alleged to have worked with bank employees to obtain huge unsecured loans over a seven-year period, according to a complaint filed by PNB. The borrowed…
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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. He was one of the four ringleaders behind the notorious robbery and his death comes just one week after the gang was ordered to pay a total fine of £27.5m…
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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 jeweller who was named as Ramniklal Jogiya, 74, was found dead in Gaulby Lane, Stoughton on January 25 after he had gone missing as he walked home from work. Javon…
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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 in Billericay. According to a report by the Echo four people on mopeds tried to smash their way into Coleby’s Jewellers at 11.30am on 31 January, using sledge hammers to…
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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. A police report suggested that the man might be ex-services or military, due to his methods of preparation and his commanding nature when committing the crimes. On each occasion he…
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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 in Paris. According to The Guardian five masked men entered the hotel armed with knives and hatchets at 6:30pm on 10 January 2018, using axes to smash several display cabinets…
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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 of property have been handed jail sentences. CCTV footage released by West Midlands Police captured the incident which took place at SP Green in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter on January 6…
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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, taking an unknown quantity of watches from the store. The gang stormed the Chronext shop – a short distance from the Royal Courts of Justice – on scooters during business…
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