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Gem robbers 'used false plates' | Gem robbers 'used false plates' |
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Two getaway cars used in a £40m raid on a central London jewellers had false number plates, police have revealed. | Two getaway cars used in a £40m raid on a central London jewellers had false number plates, police have revealed. |
Officers have also recovered a gun but said that it was not the handgun used by the raiders outside Graff jewellers in New Bond Street on 6 August. | Officers have also recovered a gun but said that it was not the handgun used by the raiders outside Graff jewellers in New Bond Street on 6 August. |
Two cars used in the raid, a silver Mercedes B-class registration LV06 HFA and a blue VW Sharan, registration RA07 XEV, have not been recovered. | Two cars used in the raid, a silver Mercedes B-class registration LV06 HFA and a blue VW Sharan, registration RA07 XEV, have not been recovered. |
Police have appealed for anyone who has seen the cars to contact them. | Police have appealed for anyone who has seen the cars to contact them. |
'Latex mask' | 'Latex mask' |
Several newspapers have reported the two robbers were wearing latex masks that had been fitted by a theatrical make-up artist who thought he was getting them ready for a pop video shoot. | Several newspapers have reported the two robbers were wearing latex masks that had been fitted by a theatrical make-up artist who thought he was getting them ready for a pop video shoot. |
No-one was hurt in the raid, but a female employee was dragged outside by the pair who fired a shot into the ground to warn off pursuing members of the public. | No-one was hurt in the raid, but a female employee was dragged outside by the pair who fired a shot into the ground to warn off pursuing members of the public. |
A total of 43 items, including a pair of white round diamond double-hoop earrings and a yellow diamond flower necklace, was stolen. | |
A 50-year-old man arrested in Ilford, east London, on Monday has been released on bail. | A 50-year-old man arrested in Ilford, east London, on Monday has been released on bail. |
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