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Brazen gang who stole £7m in ‘The Heathrow Heist’ jailed for more than 20 years

A gang who stole £7m from their own van in a brazen cash-in-transit raid dubbed « The Heathrow Heist » have been jailed for more than 20 years. The fake robbery involved security guards Mohammad Siddique, 32, and Ranjeev Singh, 40, and was one of the biggest heists in UK history. Singh, 40, made off with £7 million in six minutes by staging a robbery after picking up the money for Credit Suisse at Heathrow Terminal 4, on March 14.

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Stonehawk launches smash-and-grab defence training with Hatton Garden jeweller

StoneHawk has completed its inaugural smash-and-grab training session following its launch last month.
The security training company which is specifically tailored to the jewellery, watch, pawnbroking, Asian gold and high end retail sectors, was established by Simon Wilson, who has previously served with the Metropolitan Police…..

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Albanian man arrested in connection with Sliema robbery charged with attempted murder

A 22-year-old Albanian man, Daniel Muka, was arraigned in court charged with the attempted murder of RIU officers. The man was also charged with violently resisting arrest by popice officers, and threatening the officers. He was also charged with possession of cocaine and being in possession of a firearm. He pleaded not guilty to the charges and was remanded in custody.

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London jewellers hire special forces teams to protect shops and staff

Luxury jewellers and watch shops are employing former special forces and retired police officers to help protect their stores and staff from a wave of violent robberies in central London. Mappin & Webb on Regent Street, Watchfinder in Mayfair and Boodles in Chelsea have all been attacked in the past two months by armed gangs using mopeds to swoop in and getaway at speed.

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Revealed: crack unit of highly trained ex-special forces troops deployed to protect West End from smash-and-grab gangs

A crack unit of ex-special forces soldiers, military and former police officers has been drafted in to protect West End jewellery stores after a surge in attacks by moped raiders, the Standard reveals.   +Video

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Millionaire gold trader in court over alleged connection to jewellery robberies

Millionaire gold and diamond trader Alejandro​ « Alex » Mendieta​, who police believe is connected to armed robberies at Melbourne jewellery stores, has appeared in court and wants his bail conditions eased.

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Attempted Watchfinder robbery foiled by builders’ citizen’s arrest

Builders are thought to have performed a citizen’s arrest on one member of a group of thieves who attempted to break into Watchfinder & Co’s Avery Row store in central London today.
Unconfirmed reports from social media suggested that a group of as many as 20 builders noticed the attempted robbery taking place and proceeded to confront the suspects before police arrived…..

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Robbers on mopeds ransack London jewellery store in broad daylight as people film on phones

A moped gang armed with hammers raided a luxury jeweller in broad daylight as bystanders filmed on mobile phones.
Dramatic footage showed six robbers dressed in black and wearing helmets speeding away from Boodles in west London as smoke poured from the shop.
The gang stormed into the Basil Street store in Knightsbridge and smashed through glass displays with hammers just after 10.35am on Wednesday…..

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Update: Five of seven suspects arrested in 197-million-yen heist

Police have arrested five suspects in Monday’s theft of 197.96 million yen from a Bangkok jewellery exporter. Two more suspects are being sought.

 

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High-flying diamond and gold merchant who had Delta Goodrem perform at his birthday party has properties raided as three men are arrested for ‘masterminding violent jewellery store heists’

A flamboyant Lamborghini-driving gold and diamond dealer has been raided by police, who arrested three men suspected of masterminding jewellery store heists. Colombian-born Alejandro ‘Alex’ Mendieta had his store raided on Thursday as part of an investigation into a series of armed robberies across…..

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