US EditionBurglars raid jewellers in daytime break-in
Raiders smashed the front window and stole numerous high-value items including watches in a daylight burglary at a family-run Richmond jewellers, police said.
- Saturday morning in Richmond saw suspects smash into Gregory & Co jewellers, Paved Court, and officers were called at 10:34hrs after they stole items from display cases.
- Amid a wave of luxury-store robberies across London, the raid is the latest in a string of attacks including a Thursday strike on Sultan Jewellers and a January 23 ram-raid at an Yves Saint Laurent store.
- Video footage captured two hammer-wielding suspects smashing the window and scooping valuables into a blue bag while store staff resisted; officers arrived within three minutes but were confronted as suspects fled by car, moped, and e-bike.
- Investigators urged witnesses to contact 101 quoting CAD 2478/31Jan after a police cordon stayed for over 12 hours and a 33-year-old man was arrested at the scene.
- The incident follows convictions over a 1.38 million jewellery plot and echoes a 2019 Range Rover ram-raid, widely shared on social media by onlookers.
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Shocking video shows two robbers using a sledgehammer to smash up the front window of a jewelry store in a London street made famous by the hit show “Ted Lasso.” A video online shows one of the balaclava-clad crooks repeatedly smashing up the window in Richmond on Saturday, with the duo then grabbing the broken window and bending it out. They then reach in to grab gems, stuffing it into a big blue shopping bag — with staff inside the family-run…
Burglars smash London jewellers in daylight robbery
Burglars armed with hammers smashed the front window of a London jewellers in broad daylight this past weekend, with footage of the brazen theft quickly going viral.The theft of Gregory & Co jewellers in Richmond took place at about 10.30am on Saturday, Met Police said.Video of the incident showed two hooded men using a hammer...
The same video also records the attempt of the employees at the jewelry store to stop the two robbers - without success.
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