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Hatton Garden heist: £20,000 reward offered by police

A £20,000 reward has been offered for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the burglary at Hatton Garden Safety Deposit company.
Appearing on BBC1’s Crimewatch last night, Detective Superintendent Craig Turner, head of the Flying Squad, appealed for witnesses to the robbery which took place over the Easter bank holiday weekend…

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New images of Hatton Garden robbery released

Police have released new images of the Hatton Garden robbery showing the scenes that officers found on arrival at the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit company after it was broken into.

The images show the hole that the thieves drilled into the vault at the safe deposit company over the Easter weekend, where 72 deposit boxes were opened…..

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Five arrested for organised burglaries of jewellery shops in Ireland

In the early hours of 15 April 2015, Europol provided supported to Irish Police, An Garda Síochána, in their extensive investigation into Romanian organised criminal groups involved in the aggravated burglaries of jewellery shops throughout Ireland. The operation has resulted in the arrest and detention of five men, all aged in their mid-thirties, mainly of Romanian nationality…..

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Bystander catches armed raiders on camera

The robbery took place at the jewellers just before 1:30pm on Saturday, April 11, when two offenders pulled up outside the store on a motorbike, got off and charged into the shop brandishing a sledgehammer and an axe…..

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Hatton Garden heist: Net closing on £60m diamond raiders who face arrest within days

Delighted detectives have told how the amazing CCTV footage “blows the case wide open” as they track down the Hatton Garden gems gang.

An insider said: “They know someone out there will recognise them from this.

« And needless to say the police will be going through every underworld source they have.”

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Caught on camera with a wheelie bin full of jewels: Dramatic first pictures of heist in progress show relaxed Hatton Garden gang removing £60million worth of gems

CCTV images reveal how the six-strong gang worked through the night
Professional gang seen using wheelie bins to carry their ill-gotten gains
Security box owners reveal they have bribed guards for information
Locals heard late-night drilling but did not report it due to the power cut
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Three arrests after rooftop raid at Beaverbrooks in Huddersfield

Three men have been arrested following a roof-top raid at a Beaverbrooks store in Huddersfield town centre.

The suspects are believed to have been caught following an operation which involved the West Yorkshire police helicopter….

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More Than $1 Million of Timepieces Stolen From Geneva Watchmaker

Bloomberg) — Montres DeWitt SA, a Swiss watchmaker founded by a descendant of Napoleon’s brother, said more than 1 million francs ($1.1 million) of timepieces were stolen from its museum near Geneva last weekend.
The break-in, which lasted 2 minutes, occurred after 11 p.m. on March 22 at the site in Meyrin, near the Geneva airport, Chief Executive Officer Viviane de Witt said by phone. Security cameras filmed two people breaking the glass mirror entrance to the museum with metal bars and grabbing 26 watches……

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Shoppers tackle armed robber in Leeds jewellery store raid

Members of the public tackled and detained an armed robber as he tried to flee the scene of a jewellery store raid in Leeds city centre yesterday.

The incident took place at Berrys Jewellers, in Albion Street, when three masked men entered the store at 3:20pm and threatened staff with what police believe to be ‘BB’-type pellet guns….

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1,000s’ worth of jewellery taken in Dorking smash-and-grab

Jewellery and watches worth several thousands of pounds have been stolen in a smash-and-grab at a high street jewellers in Dorking, Surrey.

Police believe the thieves smashed through the front door of Blacks II, located on High Street, between 5:15am and 5:30am on Thursday, March 19, before smashing a number of cabinets and taking several thousand pounds worth of jewellery and watches…..

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