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£100k jewellery thieves ‘could be at large in Hampshire’

Detectives investigating the alleged armed robbery of a jewellery store in Sheffield have issued CCTV images of two men they would like to speak to in connection with the incident, and they believe they could be staying in Andover or elsewhere in Hampshire.

Police were called at around 11am on Tuesday 23 September following reports of an armed robbery at HL Brown Jewellers in Barkers Pool, Sheffield.

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Two Men Pistol-Whipped During Jewel Heist Near Diamond District, Police Say

MIDTOWN — A robbery crew pistol-whipped two men and stole jewelry and cellphones during a heist near the Diamond District Monday, police said.

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The year in Jewel heists: Thieves get smarter, take more loot

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-12-01/jewelry-heists-are-becoming-more-brutal

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Shocking moment axe-wielding raiders smash their way into Beaverbrooks jewellery store at busy shopping centre

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Steffans jewellers hit by store raid

Two men have been charged for burglary in connection to a raid on a jewellers shop in Northampton where a car was used to smash down a door. ….

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£25,000 reward following £1.5 million Belgravia jewellery heist

A £25,000 reward is being offered to anybody who has information about a £1.5 million jewellery burglary in Belgravia….

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Machine-gun toting robbers pull off daring jewel heist in broad daylight in Manhattan’s ‘diamond district’

• Police in New York City are searching for two men in connection with a violent armed robbery at a jewelry store in Manhattan’s Diamond District
• The robbery happened about 2.30pm on Tuesday on the eighth floor of a building on 47th Street – just a short distance from the Veterans Day parade
• According to police, the suspects pistol-whipped the owner and then made off with an unspecified amount of cash and jewelry
• NYPD initially believed the suspects were still inside the building and blocked an entire city block as they conducted a floor-by-floor sweep

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Watch: Dramatic footage of Yarm jewellery store raiders leaving scene in getaway car

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Sydney youths involved in bungled Louis Vuitton robbery avoid jail

Two youths who took part in a bungled « glam raid » robbery at Sydney’s Louis Vuitton store last year have avoided jail, with a judge finding they acted under the influence of a hardened member of the organised crime group Brothers for Life…

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$2.5 million robbery at jewellery store

Armed gunmen held up and robbed a jeweller of approximately $2.5 million worth of jewellery from his store close to the Supreme Court in downtown Kingston on Thursday...

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