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Jewellery store manager recalls moment she chased off knife-wielding raiders

The manager of a jewellery store in Hampshire chased off two armed robbers after they tried to smash their way into the open store.
The attempted smash-and grab took place at 10:50am on Wednesday, 27 April, at David Mellor Jewellers in Andover, when the two offenders approached the store on a black scooter and tried to smash the glass store front with hammers and a knife…..

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Five arrested after smash-and-grab raid at shopping centre jewellers

Five men have been arrested after an attempted smash-and-grab raid at two jewellery stores in a North London shopping centre.
Officers from the Metropolitan Police were called to the smash and grab raid at around 02:30am on Wednesday, 4 May, at Brent Cross shopping centre……

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Bungling burglar smashed over head with pole he used to break into jewellers

A BUMBLING burglar who tried to raid a jewellery shop was foiled when staff hit him over the head with the iron bar he used to smash the window.

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VIDEO: Man steals Rolex watches worth £28,000 from a Manchester jewellers

A man posing as a customer ran out of a jewellers in Manchester with two Rolex watches, valued at around £28,500.
The man was caught on CCTV walking into a jewellery store in Manchester’s Arndale Centre on Saturday, 19 March, at around 6:35pm as he posed for a customer……

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Robbers who stole millions in jewelry sentenced

Two Philadelphia men sentenced for jewelry theft ring, which stole $2 million ruby sculpture from a Wilmington jeweler.

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£100,000 theft at Ernest Jones Eastbourne

Sussex Police are investigating a burglary at an Eastbourne jewellers in which thousands of pounds worth of stock was stolen.
Officers were called to Ernest Jones, in Eastbourne’s Arndale Centre, at about 1:13 am on Monday (18 April) following a report from a member of staff about the break-in…..

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Andy Warhol Prints Stolen from Springfield Art Museum

Sometime between the evening of April 6 and the morning of April 7, thieves broke in to the Springfield Art Museum and stole seven screen prints by pop artist Andy Warhol, and as of today, April 22, they are still missing

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Israel: Police Probe $65 Million Fraud at World’s Largest Diamond Exchange

Israeli police are investigating a possible US$ 65 million fraud at the world’s largest diamond exchange in Ramat Gan, a city east of Tel Aviv, the Guardian reported.

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Stolen antique Castellani jewellery pieces worth £2.4m returned to Rome’s Villa Giulia museum

Antique jewellery worth €3m (£2.4m, $3.4m), stolen from Rome’s Villa Giulia museum three years ago, were returned to the museum recently. Italian police recovered most of the jewels from a Russian woman, who allegedly organised the heist.

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Police appeal after failed robbery at Hampshire jewellers

Police are appealing for information after a failed robbery at a jewellery store in Lymington, Hampshire.
At around 12:55pm on Tuesday, 19 April, a man stopped outside Barry Papworth Jewellers on St Thomas Street, on a bicycle……

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