Gang steal £5k worth of jewellery from Blackburn's Pandora shop

9:30am Tuesday 12th March 2013 in News

A GANG of thieves managed to steal more than £5,000 worth of jewellery in a shop full of staff and customers.

The group of six or eight managed to lift a glass cabinet in the Pandora shop in Blackburn's Mall on Saturday and empty it of its contents, police said.

Officers said the shop staff had been distracted ‘on its busiest day of the year’ as shoppers looked for Mother’s Day gifts.

The theft of £5,000 of rose gold, gold, silver and diamond encrusted charms was only spotted at around 1pm.

Police are now appealing for anyone who saw anything suspicious on Saturday to come forward. PC Zain Yl-Haq, of Blackburn's town centre policing team, said: “This theft happened in plain view of staff and customers, so it must have been witnessed by someone.

“The gang have lifted the glass cabinet near to the till and emptied it completely.

“The haul is thought to be in the region of £5,000. I appeal for anyone who saw a group of people acting suspiciously in the vicinity of the Pandora shop to come forward.

“I would also urge anyone who is offered Pandora items at cheap prices down their local pub to contact police.”

Officers are searching CCTV footage for clues.

The gang of between six and eight are described as Eastern European or Asian.

Anyone with information should call police on 101.

Comments (10)

10:04am Tue 12 Mar 13

peely says...

Wait till next year 2014 - be some fun then - say no more !
Wait till next year 2014 - be some fun then - say no more ! peely

10:23am Tue 12 Mar 13

Wishingwell says...

peely wrote:
Wait till next year 2014 - be some fun then - say no more !
Yes and in 2014 it will all be out of fashion and worthless. Lol
[quote][p][bold]peely[/bold] wrote: Wait till next year 2014 - be some fun then - say no more ![/p][/quote]Yes and in 2014 it will all be out of fashion and worthless. Lol Wishingwell

3:19pm Tue 12 Mar 13

peely says...

By then it will have been turned into cash and will be a new build in Bulgaria with all mod cons !
By then it will have been turned into cash and will be a new build in Bulgaria with all mod cons ! peely

5:31pm Tue 12 Mar 13

DG6985 says...

Should the cabinet full of priceless jewellery be locked?
Should the cabinet full of priceless jewellery be locked? DG6985

6:47pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Libra1 says...

A shop full of customers and near the till but no one spotted a theft ? the mind boggles !!!
A shop full of customers and near the till but no one spotted a theft ? the mind boggles !!! Libra1

9:23pm Tue 12 Mar 13

bigdee123 says...

in fairness they are doing it all over the country and have been for a while.
the shops should be onto them.
i can spot them at 100 metres.
in fairness they are doing it all over the country and have been for a while. the shops should be onto them. i can spot them at 100 metres. bigdee123

9:27pm Tue 12 Mar 13

doomchanter says...

Nice work from the police! " east european or asian " well that narrows it down.
I can't see many of them going in the pub though!
Nice work from the police! " east european or asian " well that narrows it down. I can't see many of them going in the pub though! doomchanter

10:12pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Paul The Octopus Lives! says...

doomchanter wrote:
Nice work from the police! " east european or asian " well that narrows it down.
I can't see many of them going in the pub though!
The police can only circulate the descriptions they are given. Buffoon.
[quote][p][bold]doomchanter[/bold] wrote: Nice work from the police! " east european or asian " well that narrows it down. I can't see many of them going in the pub though![/p][/quote]The police can only circulate the descriptions they are given. Buffoon. Paul The Octopus Lives!

7:18pm Wed 13 Mar 13

phil kernot says...

I was in there that day , nowt out of the ordinary was happening , if the cabinet was locked how did it happen ,,,slack security simple as that
I was in there that day , nowt out of the ordinary was happening , if the cabinet was locked how did it happen ,,,slack security simple as that phil kernot

8:00am Thu 14 Mar 13

Rovervision23 says...

Dirty smelly stinky *****
Dirty smelly stinky ***** Rovervision23

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