Gang, wielding a machete and hammer, escape with high-value haul after robbing Regent Street store on Monday eveningSix robbers have fled on a single moped after a smash-and-grab raid at a high-end jewellers in central London. The gang, wielding a machete and a hammer, escaped on one bike after raiding Mappin & Webb on Regent Street, according to police. One user posted: “Smash and grab at Regent Street jewellers. All three emergency services on scene, smoke deployed in the store”, while another wrote: “Seems to have been an attempted robbery at Mappin & Web on Regent Street. Mappin & Webb was founded in 1775 and customers have included the 18th-century French queen Marie Antoinette, Grace Kelly and Winston Churchill.

Source: The Guardian October 09, 2017 21:03 UTC