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Two charged over Dorchester Hotel smash-and-grab raid | Two charged over Dorchester Hotel smash-and-grab raid |
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Two people have been charged in connection with a smash-and-grab robbery at London's Dorchester hotel. | Two people have been charged in connection with a smash-and-grab robbery at London's Dorchester hotel. |
A group smashed their way through the hotel's entrance and stole watches and jewellery before fleeing on waiting mopeds on Thursday, police said. | A group smashed their way through the hotel's entrance and stole watches and jewellery before fleeing on waiting mopeds on Thursday, police said. |
Brothers Reed Roberts, 23, and Skye Roberts, 19, both of Cubitt Street, are charged with robbery and possession with intent to supply a Class B drug. | Brothers Reed Roberts, 23, and Skye Roberts, 19, both of Cubitt Street, are charged with robbery and possession with intent to supply a Class B drug. |
The pair are due to appear at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court later. | The pair are due to appear at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court later. |
Two men, aged 66, and 27, and a woman aged 46, who were arrested in King's Cross on Thursday over the robbery, have been bailed, Scotland Yard said. | Two men, aged 66, and 27, and a woman aged 46, who were arrested in King's Cross on Thursday over the robbery, have been bailed, Scotland Yard said. |
Police said they had recovered most of the items stolen in the raid. | Police said they had recovered most of the items stolen in the raid. |
The hotel was targeted in another smash-and-grab raid, on 10 June, in what police called a "well planned" robbery. | |
In that raid, a group of six people who had arrived on mopeds entered the hotel's boutique and smashed jewellery and watch cabinets before taking some items and fleeing. |