Crime
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Feb- 2018 -16 February
Hunt begins for diamond tycoon Nirav Modi over $1.8bn fraud case
Indian jewellery billionaire Nirav Modi has been accused of ‘cheating’ state-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) out of nearly $1.8bn (£1.2bn).…
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5 February
Hatton Garden jewellery thief dies in jail
Terry Perkins, one of the gang members involved with the Hatton Garden jewellery raid, has died in prison aged 69.…
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5 February
Fourth man charged in Leicester jeweller murder inquiry
A fourth man has been charged in connection with the death and alleged kidnap of a jeweller from Leicester. The…
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2 February
Hairdresser intervenes in jewellery raid
A hairdresser intervened during a jewellery raid by throwing outdoor shop signage at the thieves breaking into a jewellery store…
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Jan- 2018 -30 January
Police hunt for ‘violent’ jewellery burglar targeting affluent homes
Surrey Police has revealed new information on a man carrying out armed house raids across the south-east of the UK.…
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11 January
Jewellery worth €4.5m stolen during armed heist at Ritz Paris hotel
Armed robbers made off with an estimated €4.5m (£4m) worth of jewellery in a smash-and-grab heist at the Ritz Hotel…
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Dec- 2017 -13 December
Gang jailed after £250k hammer raid in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter
Five members of a gang who attacked a jewellery shop worker with a hammer and made off with £250,000 worth…
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4 December
VIDEO: Smash-and-grab on Fleet Street watch boutique by knife-wielding gang
A gang of thieves wielding machetes and a sword smashed their way into a Fleet Street watch boutique this morning,…
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Nov- 2017 -20 November
Crime specialist warns retailers of ‘dark side of Black Friday’
British retailers have been told to be wary of the “dark side of Black Friday”, as the authorities ramp up…
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15 November
Fake Pandora sites scam shoppers with 70% discount offers
Customers are being warned of a number of fake Pandora websites popping up which are claiming to give up to…
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