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WATCH | Scooter gang robs jewellery store

05 June 2018 - 16:15 By TIMESLIVE
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Amateur video shows suspected robbers fleeing on scooters after targeting a jewellery shop on Regent Street in central London. Source: Reuters.

A gang on scooters robbed a London jewellery store on Tuesday.

The gang, reportedly armed with knives and hammers, raided Watches of Switzerland on Regent Street, according to the BBC.

Footage of the incident shows three suspects jump on a scooter and escape, while two other suspects flee on foot. One man was arrested.

The BBC claims crimes committed by criminals on scooters is on the rise, citing data that shows an increase from 827 offences in 2012 to more than 23,000 last year.

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