THIS is the moment brazen armed robbers raided a Hatton Garden jewellers after posing as customers.
The three masked thieves swiped high-value items from Danesh International Jewellers in the latest smash-and-grab to strike London.
A group of armed robbers raided a Hatton Garden jewellersCredit: X/OneSixTwoThree1
They stole a stash of high-value itemsCredit: X/OneSixTwoThree1
The three masked thieves entered the shop in London’s infamous diamond district by posing as customersCredit: X/OneSixTwoThree1
Footage from the incident last Thursday shows the men smashing their way out of locked glass security doors carrying their loot, including , at around 5.15pm.
On their way out, they also reportedly assaulted a staff member in their 70s.
They remain on the run.
The Met said: “Officers were on the scene in eight minutes and spoke to the owner, who reported three people armed with knives had threatened staff and stolen a number of high-value watches and a ring.
“Specialist detectives from the Met’s Flying Squad are investigating the robbery and we have increased patrols in the area by uniformed and plain clothes officers.
“No arrests have been made at this stage.”
It comes as criminals have turned the capital into a playground for audacious thefts in recent weeks – but this is the first time high profile Hatton Garden has been targeted in the spree.
Over one week last month, hit stores in Knightsbridge, Richmond and Shepherd’s Bush.
They smashed windows, rammed into barriers and drove through glass fronts – and in one case brave staff even fought back.
On January 31, hammer-wielding thugs raised a family-run jewellers in Gregory & Co, Richmond.
Passersby were stunned as two men smashed the glass with hammers before filling a bag with expensive loot.
Staff members then began clawing back some of the items before the thieves ran off down the street.
Two days earlier a moped gang armed with hammers targeted Sultan in Uxbridge Road, Shepherd’s Bush, with cops on the scene within three minutes.
A 33-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of aggravated burglary and remains in police custody – but several thugs escaped police.
On January 20 armed robbers entered Bucherer Rolex Boutique in Knightsbridge, threatening staff and customers with weapons before making off with high value watches.
The Met Police Flying Squad arrested the trio in what they described as “coordinated raids”.
On January 23 a balaclava-clad gang also stormed a Yves St Laurent before fleeing with a haul of handbags.
Footage showed them clearing the shelves after ramming a black SUV through its window.
Their loot from the Bond Street shop was worth up to £30,000 a piece.
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Footage shows the men smashing their way out of the locked glass security doorsCredit: X/OneSixTwoThree1
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