£20k of rings stolen in Blackburn raid (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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£20k of rings stolen in Blackburn raid
6:19pm Wednesday 8th September 2010 in
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- By Sam Chadderton » Reporter
DIAMOND rings worth £20,000 were stolen during a midday theft from a town centre jewellers today.
Two conmen, described as a ‘father and son’ team by shaken staff, struck at Chris Shan jewellers in Ainsworth Street, Blackburn around noon.
Manager Mrs Kang said that the ‘smartly-dressed’ men had a look around the shop pretending to be potential customers, before grabbing a £16,500 solitaire diamond ring and a £3,000 diamond ring from inside the shop.
She said: “They looked like a father and son, dressed in smart suits with ties and looking professional. We were taken off guard.
“They looked at the cheaper stuff first and pretended to catch a glance of an expensive pendant.
“It’s such a terrible loss.
“We have recently opened another store in The Mall and are trying to establish ourselves.
“It is not the member of staff’s fault, she’s so vigilant. It could have happened to anyone.”
Police confirmed that they were investigating a report of a high-value theft from the town centre jewellers.
They appealed for any witnesses to come forward or anyone who is offered the expensive rings to contact 0845 1 253545.
Comments(9)
Scooby
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9:39pm Wed 8 Sep 10
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Oh the irony, the security check is "gold-hike" haha
A Darener
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9:56pm Wed 8 Sep 10
saabw
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10:10pm Wed 8 Sep 10
Scooby wrote:I agree with Scooby.
Why would any jewellers in Blackburn stock a ring costing £16,500??? How many weeks of benefits would someone have to save to afford that?
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Oh the irony, the security check is "gold-hike" haha
Also, with rings on display with £16,500 and £3000 price tags, you'd think they'd have CCTV installed?
Stone Island
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11:55pm Wed 8 Sep 10
loo82
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1:22pm Thu 9 Sep 10
saabw
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9:41pm Thu 9 Sep 10
Stone Island wrote:I said ' you'd think they'd have CCTV' .
Who says they have no CCTV?
If they have then lets look look at the father and son images.
icannotrace
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2:47am Fri 10 Sep 10
Scooby wrote:If Syed buys BRFC he'll be bringing Becks in. Posh needs to shop somewhere
Why would any jewellers in Blackburn stock a ring costing £16,500??? How many weeks of benefits would someone have to save to afford that?
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Oh the irony, the security check is "gold-hike" haha
woolywords
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6:54pm Fri 10 Sep 10
A case of deja vue, all over again.
pass phrase, king-poor
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defective typewriter says...
6:49pm Wed 8 Sep 10
i wont be beaten on price,
sell all your gold to me