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Dramatic moment balaclava-clad ram-raiders armed with crowbars smash their way into jewellers by reversing 4×4 into shop front before emptying contents and fleeing in getaway car Police are hunting balaclava-clad ram-raiders who stole from jewellers last night Criminals emptied Rajput Jewellers on Roundhay Road in Leeds in terrifying raid Armed police and helicopter were scrambled … Read more
A businessman who sued jewellers after a rare yellow diamond he gave his girlfriend for Christmas fell out of her ring and was lost in Victoria Station has been handed £30,000 compensation by a judge. In 2017 when Mark Hare bought the ‘fancy’ octagonal 3.1 carat yellow diamond for his ‘thrilled’ then partner, Olivia Claffey, … Read more
A businessman is suing a jewellers’ after a £29,000 yellow diamond he gave his girlfriend for Christmas was lost when it fell out of her ring. Olivia Claffey sparked a frantic treasure-hunt and made staff scour the tracks for the gem after noticing it was missing from the setting of her £31,000 ring as she got … Read more
London jewellers J McCarthy which was loved by Margaret Thatcher and counts Princess Anne as a customer could be forced to close after more than 200 years over plans to redevelop building London store may close as Metrus Property Advisors hopes to open a restaurant Owner Robert Mullings found out about plans when he went … Read more
A member of a crime gang who stole £4million worth of gems from a Mayfair jewellers in one of the biggest shoplifting thefts in British criminal history has been jailed for nearly four years. Mickael Jovanovic was part of a crack team of criminals who tricked staff at Boodles into handing over precious jewels by … Read more
Two Romanian burglars who drilled through walls in ‘sophisticated’ raid on Fleet Street jewellers while using nearby half marathon as cover are found guilty of £300,000 heist Florin-Cristin Neagu, 46, and Sorin Munteanu, 44, are convicted of ‘daring’ raid Tried to drill into Fleet Street jewellers but first drilled into next door William Hill Southwark … Read more
Two Romanian burglars who stole £300,000 in gems from a Fleet Street jewellers drilled through the wrong wall and accidentally tunnelled into a William Hill betting shop moments before raid, a court heard. Florin-Cristin Neagu, 46, and Sorin Munteanu, 44, allegedly dug into the basement of George Attenborough & Son on London’s Fleet Street before … Read more