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Jeweller speaks of ‘devastation’ following £100,000 raid

A Wiltshire-based jewellery store owner has spoken out after thieves stole almost £100,000 worth of stock during a raid last month.
John Watling, co-owner of Watling Goldsmiths in Lacock, told the Wiltshire Times that “petrified” staff locked themselves into a back office on Wednesday, 23 March, when four men armed with a sledgehammer and crowbar burst into the store…..

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Halifax jewellers raid gang jailed for 60 years

A gang of armed robbers who targeted jewellers across the country were foiled when police swooped on them as they prepared to raid a shop in Halifax.

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Gang of seven sentenced for high-value theft spree

A gang which targeted jewellery and camera shops in a string of raids across four counties has been jailed. Seven men from Hampshire stole goods worth £220,000 in a 10-week spree between October and December 2014.

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Trio hunted after £14,000 watch theft

Police are appealing for information after a £14,000 watch was stolen from a jewellers. Officers were called at around 3.30pm on Wednesday …

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Gang that used girl, 12, in Hong Kong diamond heist arrested in mainland China

HK$36m necklace was grabbed from Tsim Sha Tsui store by 12-year-old girl as staff were distracted by adult accomplices…

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£400,000 worth of watches stolen in Stoke-on-Trent jewellery store raid

Some £400,000 worth of watches have been stolen in a raid on a Beaverbrooks store in Stoke-on-Trent.
Staffordshire Police said they believe 10 people were involved in the burglary, which happened just after 2:35am on Thursday, 10 March, at the Intu Potteries shopping centre in Hanley…..

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Hatton Garden raid ringleader jailed for six years

The man believed to be the ringleader of the Hatton Garden heist has been jailed for six years and three months for his part in the £14m raid.
Brian Reader, 77, of Dartford, Kent, appeared by videolink at Woolwich Crown Court today and was sentenced after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary last September……

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Hatton Garden raiders sentenced to combined 34 years in prison

Five of the men involved in the Hatton garden raid have today been sentenced to a combined time of 34 years behind bars.
John “Kenny” Collins, 75, Daniel Jones, 61, and Terry Perkins, 67, who all pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary last September, have each been sentenced to seven years in prison….

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Six men to be sentenced over Hatton Garden raid

Six men convicted for their part in last year’s Hatton Garden raid will be sentenced for their involvement in the crime today (9 March).
The gang face jail terms of up to 10 years each after pleading guilty or being convicted of the raid, in which £14m worth of jewellery and valuables were taken…..

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Five arrested: 90-mile police chase after jewellery store raid ends in dramatic crash

Five men whose failed smash-and-grab bid on a jewellery store in Taunton, Somerset, have been arrested after a 90-mile police chase ended in a car crash……

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