This is the moment a pair of bungling jewellery thieves had their escape plan foiled by a woman who stole the keys from their getaway bike parked outside the shop. The shocked robbers, armed with a wheel wrench and a hammer, tried to snatch them back from the brave woman but gave up before trying to flee. One of the men was tackled to the floor by an off-duty police officer, but the second man escaped with a number of watches and pieces of jewellery. Police are now hunting the second man following the robbery in Colchester, Essex on Saturday. An Essex Police spokesman, said: “The second man who is being hunted by police was described as wearing a grey coloured tracksuit, black trainers and a white motorcycle helmet.

Source: Punch July 29, 2018 19:07 UTC