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Third ram-raid on Flannels designer shop in Leeds Third ram-raid on Flannels designer shop in Leeds
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A designer clothes store has been targeted by ram-raiders for the third time in eight months.A designer clothes store has been targeted by ram-raiders for the third time in eight months.
The front window of the Flannels shop in Leeds was smashed on Monday evening by a Nissan, which was then abandoned. A stolen Nissan was used to smash into the front window of Flannels in Leeds and tens of thousands of pounds worth of stock was stolen.
Video recorded by a passer-by shows two other vehicles at the scene in Vicar Lane being loaded up by the gang, which police believe fled in a black BMW. The gang made off in a black BMW and a red Mercedes hatchback, leaving the Nissan embedded in the shop.
It is thought a bus driver attempted to slow the raiders' escape by parking a bus in front of the store. A 24-year-old man has been arrested. Police said it was not thought the latest raid was linked to earlier ones.
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Officers hope CCTV from onboard the bus and mobile phone footage filmed by onlookers may provide evidence. West Yorkshire Police said the Nissan was displaying false number plates of NL62 JVT and had been stolen in a burglary in Roundhay overnight on 25 July.
The BMW, which had the registration plate HK64 ONX and the Mercedes, registration YY16 YWD, are still outstanding.
Officers said the two cars the gang escaped in were seen travelling the wrong way up Vicar Lane, over The Headrow and down Lady Lane.
Det Insp Amanda Whimbles said it had "clearly been planned and organised" and appealed for witnesses.
The store was damaged in December 2017 and again in June in similar incidents.The store was damaged in December 2017 and again in June in similar incidents.