Jewellery gang's £2.5 million raid on De Beers and Tiffany's at Westfield Centre - Telegraph

Jewellery gang's £2.5 million raid on De Beers and Tiffany's at Westfield Centre - Telegraph: "raiders entered through a fire exit into Europe's largest urban shopping mall in the early hours and smashed their way through the two prestige shops, stealing diamond rings, bracelets and necklaces. Security guards and police were alerted by electronic alarms at the Shepherd’s Bush centre, but the gang got away in three cars at about 1.20am, just as police arrived. There was a high-speed chase across west London but the gang escaped. Thieves steal £500k of watches in 'Italian Job' raidThe chief executive of De Beers said it was 'another reminder of the timeless allure of diamonds'.
Police sources said the value of the stolen jewellery will 'inevitably be substantial' but no figure was yet available from the stores. Local sources at the complex suggested the figure could be as high as £2.5 million."

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