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| Norwich Winsor Bishop jewellers scooter raiders jailed | Norwich Winsor Bishop jewellers scooter raiders jailed |
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| A gang who stole watches worth more than £30,000 in a raid on a jewellers before making off on scooters have been jailed. | A gang who stole watches worth more than £30,000 in a raid on a jewellers before making off on scooters have been jailed. |
| Footage filmed by dozens of passers-by and on CCTV showed men in crash helmets smashing their way into Winsor Bishop in Norwich on 5 August. | Footage filmed by dozens of passers-by and on CCTV showed men in crash helmets smashing their way into Winsor Bishop in Norwich on 5 August. |
| Police soon made arrests by following a van along the A11 to near Thetford. | Police soon made arrests by following a van along the A11 to near Thetford. |
| Five men and a 17-year-old, all from London, had previously admitted robbery at Norwich Crown Court. | Five men and a 17-year-old, all from London, had previously admitted robbery at Norwich Crown Court. |
| Alfredo Rojasvargas, 24, and Bradley McMillan, 22, both of Islington, were sentenced to six years in prison. | Alfredo Rojasvargas, 24, and Bradley McMillan, 22, both of Islington, were sentenced to six years in prison. |
| Tommy McKenzie, 25, and Curtis Bradbury, both of Hillingdon, were each given six years in prison. | Tommy McKenzie, 25, and Curtis Bradbury, both of Hillingdon, were each given six years in prison. |
| Mark Moloney, 18, also of Islington, was given five years in a young offenders institution. | Mark Moloney, 18, also of Islington, was given five years in a young offenders institution. |
| Dillon Zambon, 17, of Islington, was given three years in a young offenders institution. | Dillon Zambon, 17, of Islington, was given three years in a young offenders institution. |
| The men used a sledgehammer, pick axe handle and an axe to smash their way into the shop in London Street. | The men used a sledgehammer, pick axe handle and an axe to smash their way into the shop in London Street. |
| Three of the men grabbed five Rolex and Cartier watches from the shop while their accomplices revved scooters outside. | Three of the men grabbed five Rolex and Cartier watches from the shop while their accomplices revved scooters outside. |
| The men travelled to Norwich in a silver transit van on the morning of 5 August, parking it on land between Aylsham Road and Drayton Road, Norfolk Police said. | |
| Forty 999 calls | |
| They then rode into the city centre on three scooters, with one driver and one passenger on each. | |
| At about 10:50 BST they pulled up outside the jewellers where the pillion passengers began attacking the glazed door with weapons, forcing their way in. | |
| Two of the riders held up the security shutter which had been activated, allowing the three men to get inside. | |
| They made their getaway on the scooters. | |
| Police said information from more than 40 999 calls from the public helped them track the offenders. | |
| A police helicopter located them in woodland near Thetford where they were caught. All six had been arrested within an hour of the raid. | |
| Their jail sentences "reflected the seriousness of the offence", Det Con Katie Barnard said. |