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Shoppers attempt to apprehend burglars in Manchester raid

Two men have been caught on camera just minutes after carrying out a raid on a jewellery store in Manchester city centre.
The two men were riding a lime green motorcycle and approached Arthur Kay and Brothers Jewellers on Market Street at around 2:50pm on Thursday, July 2, where one jumped off the motorcycle and used a sledgehammer to smash the store’s display window…..

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Police hunt two men after Warwick jewellery raid

Warwickshire Police are appealing for witnesses after a jewellery store was burgled on Warwick’s high street last week.
The robbery occurred around 2pm on Thursday, June 25, at Russell Lane Jewellers when four men were seen smashing the front windows of the shop with sledgehammers and taking jewellery……

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Plan to Net ‘Pink Panthers’ Mulled in Montenegro

Senior police investigators from Europe, Japan and the United Arab Emirates gathered in Budva, Montenegro, on Wednesday to share information about ongoing investigations into the so-called “Pink Panther” robberies around the world.
The meeting is part of an Interpol operation against the gang, most of whose members come from the former Yugoslavia. ….

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Gang admit £230,000 armed jewellery store raid

Three men have admitted carrying out a £230,000 armed robbery on a jewellers at the Argyll Arcade in Glasgow last year.
Jason Yendall, 29, Aaron Brannan, 24, and Jason Britton,23, pleaded guilty to the armed raid on the jewellery retailer Rox in the Argyll Arcade. In total, 21 watches were stolen, including 19 Hublot watches, some worth between £19,000 and £23,000 – none of which have been recovered……

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Shootout in Cretan hotel between armed robbers and Police forces

Two Greek and one Albanian criminals seem to have a rich criminal past. The three endangered the lives of innocent tourists and small children alike after shooting up the Creta Maris hotel in Crete.
One of the Greek perps who has been wounded by police shots, suffered a fractured thigh and extreme bleeding. Doctors at a nearby hospital, made a herculean effort to keep him alive. This is a convicted felon who seems to have been leading the other two. Out of said two, one was wounded on the forehead, and one on the shoulder……

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‘You picked the wrong guy’: jeweller chases off armed robber with baseball bat

Devon & Cornwall Police have released CCTV footage of an attempted armed robbery after the owner of a jewellery store successfully chased the suspect away.
The robbery, which took place at Coopers Jewellers in Barnstaple on the afternoon of Thursday May 28, was unsuccessful after the store’s owner, David Bruce, chased the armed robber off with a baseball bat……

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SUSPECTS UNABLE TO SMASH SHOWCASES WITH LAMINATED GLASS

Huntsville, AL – May 28, 2014
Three black male suspects entered a retail jewelry store and attempted to smash watch showcases with hammers. However, the showcases had laminated glass that did not break after many blows of the hammers. When the suspects realized that they would not be able to smash into the showcases, they left the store without taking any merchandise.RECOMMENDATION: Showcases with high-security glass can prevent losses from smash and grab attacks.

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Hatton Garden heist investigators arrest ninth man

Detectives investigating the Hatton Garden burglary charged a ninth man in connection with the investigation on Friday 22 May.
John Harbinson (21.3.73 – 42yrs), of Beresford Gardens, Benfleet, Essex appeared in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court charged with conspiracy to burgle….

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Police name and charge heist suspects

Detectives from the Met’s Flying Squad investigating the burglary at Hatton Garden last night charged eight men with conspiracy to burgle…..

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VIDEO: Police appeal for Hatton Garden heist van witnesses

Following the arrest of seven men in connection with the Hatton Garden burglary, Detective Superintendent Craig Turner, Head of the Flying Squad, has appealed for information to trace a white van seen in the area at the time of the raid…..

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