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Hatton Garden heist trial set to begin

The trial of four men charged in connection with the Hatton Garden jewellery raid is set to begin today.
The trial sees Carl Wood, 58; William Lincoln, 60; and Jon Harbinson, 42, charged with conspiracy to commit burglary. Meanwhile, Hugh Doyle, 48, is charged with conspiracy to conceal, convert or transfer criminal property…..

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Trio grab 75 mil Yen in jewelry in Harry Winston store heist

TOKYO — Three men stole rings and necklaces valued at about 75 million yen from high-end jewelry Harry Winston’s store in Tokyo’s Omotesando Hills on Friday night…..

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VIDEO: Gang raid East Grinstead jewellery store in 60 seconds

Sussex Police have released a video showing a gang of thieves who raided a jewellery store in East Grinstead in less than one minute.
The incident, which took place on Monday, 26 October, saw a gang of four break through the front door of retailer Decorus where they smashed glass displays and removed jewellery, leaving the shop in less than 60 seconds…..

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Car used by axe-wielding jewellery store raiders recovered

A car used by a masked gang who threatened staff with axes at a jewellery store in Leicester has been recovered by police.
The incident took place on Saturday, 14 November, when three masked men entered G Naran, in Melton Road, Belgrave, and threatened staff with axes…..

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Gang convicted for ‘violent’ jewellery raids in Manchester and London

Three men have been convicted following a string of commercial robberies on jewellery stores and money transfer shops.
Over the course of a year the gang targeted seven stores, using rubber blocks and hammers to smash shop windows and steal jewellery from window displays…..

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French police in meltdown after four-tonne cheese heist

Some thieves in France have made off with a rather odd prize recently – four tonnes of cheese. Police were called to a break-in on Monday in which the owner of the Napier dairy in the town of Goux-les-Usiers discovered some crooks had stolen roughly 100 wheels of comté, a luxury cheese which can only be made in the Franche-Comté region using unpasteurised cow’s milk.

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Diwali warning after £45m gold theft in London

Jewellery and gold worth £45m has been stolen from Asian families in London over 12 months, Scotland Yard has said. The number of offences for the 2014-15 financial year fell by 24%, or 1,324 incidents, compared to 2013-14. But police said there was often a spike in thefts around Diwali – the five-day Hindu festival of light – which begins this year on 11 November. A spokesman advised people to consider storing jewellery in safes and avoid travelling alone.

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Romanians to be charged with theft after being brought back to Malta

Three Romanians are to be arraigned at the Gozo Court today charged with theft from Tresor D’Or jewellery in Palm Street, Victoria on August 26.

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Spanish police arrest two alleged ‚Pink Panther‘ jewel thieves

Spanish police have arrested two Serbian men who allegedly carried out a recent jewel heist. Authorities have issued additional arrest warrants, saying the suspects belong to the infamous „Pink Panther“ crime network.

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Spanish police arrest two ‚Pink Panther‘ jewel thieves

Two suspected members of the notorious “Pink Panther” group of international jewel thieves have been arrested, Spanish police have announced.
Police also recovered valuables worth more than €1m (£700,000) stolen from a jewellery shop on the island of Fuerteventura, one of the Canary Islands, as part of the operation, they said in a statement….

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