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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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Golders Green crime gang jailed for £450,000 eBay auction scam

Members of a Golders Green gang who laundered nearly £450,000 in cash from an “industrial sized” internet auction scam have been jailed for a total of more than 18 years

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Jury told how gang ‘bungled’ two ‘well executed’ raids on Teesside Market Cross Jewellers stores

Despite escaping with more than £630,000 of stock the armed gang made a « fundamental mistake ».

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Gem heist gang who targeted a billionaire’s ex-wife in a £1million raid are jailed for more than 12 years after police foiled their plot in a James Bond style ambush

A gem heist gang who targeted a billionaire’s ex-wife in a raid have been jailed for more than 12 years after police foiled their plot in a James Bond style ambush. The £1million raid on the flat in the upmarket Belgravia area of London was intercepted by the Metropolitan Police, Southwark Crown Court heard. 

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Armed man attempted to raid Surrey jewellers in women’s clothes

Surrey Police officers are appealing for witnesses after a man was arrested following an attempted armed robbery at a jewellery store in Leatherhead on Friday evening.
Shortly after 5pm on Friday, 19 February, two men – one wearing a crash helmet and one dressed in women’s clothing – entered Cradlers jewellery store on Leatherhead high street…..

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Watches worth ‘five-figure sum’ stolen in Edinburgh jewellery store raid

Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses following a break-in and theft at a jewellers on George Street, Edinburgh.
The incident took place at around 1am on Friday, 12 February, when entry was forced through a window of Laing Edinburgh, which recently opened what is believed to be the largest jewellery store outside of London following a £1.7m relocation……

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