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| Six men get away on one moped after robbery at high-end jewellers in London | Six men get away on one moped after robbery at high-end jewellers in London |
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| Gang, wielding a machete and hammer, escape with high-value haul after robbing Regent Street store on Monday evening | |
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| Six robbers have fled on a single moped after a smash-and-grab raid at a high-end jewellers in central London. | Six robbers have fled on a single moped after a smash-and-grab raid at a high-end jewellers in central London. |
| The gang, wielding a machete and a hammer, escaped on one bike after raiding Mappin & Webb on Regent Street, according to police. | The gang, wielding a machete and a hammer, escaped on one bike after raiding Mappin & Webb on Regent Street, according to police. |
| They arrived on three scooters but abandoned one at the scene and crashed another on Oxford Street, the Metropolitan police said. | They arrived on three scooters but abandoned one at the scene and crashed another on Oxford Street, the Metropolitan police said. |
| A spokesman said: “The suspects who were on that moped were then picked up before all six fled on a single remaining moped.” | A spokesman said: “The suspects who were on that moped were then picked up before all six fled on a single remaining moped.” |
| The thieves made off with a high-value haul after smashing cabinets at the store in the West End at about 7.20pm on Monday. | The thieves made off with a high-value haul after smashing cabinets at the store in the West End at about 7.20pm on Monday. |
| Witnesses tweeted pictures of the jewellers filled with smoke after the incident. | Witnesses tweeted pictures of the jewellers filled with smoke after the incident. |
| One user posted: “Smash and grab at Regent Street jewellers. All three emergency services on scene, smoke deployed in the store”, while another wrote: “Seems to have been an attempted robbery at Mappin & Web on Regent Street. Getaway vehicle appears to have been scooter.” | One user posted: “Smash and grab at Regent Street jewellers. All three emergency services on scene, smoke deployed in the store”, while another wrote: “Seems to have been an attempted robbery at Mappin & Web on Regent Street. Getaway vehicle appears to have been scooter.” |
| No arrests have been made and police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward. | No arrests have been made and police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward. |
| Mappin & Webb was founded in 1775 and customers have included the 18th-century French queen Marie Antoinette, Grace Kelly and Winston Churchill. | Mappin & Webb was founded in 1775 and customers have included the 18th-century French queen Marie Antoinette, Grace Kelly and Winston Churchill. |
| Anyone with information can call the Met on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. | Anyone with information can call the Met on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. |
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