Wednesday, 2 September 2009

New arrest over £40m jewellery robbery

By inthenews.co.uk staff.

Police investigating the alleged robbery of £40 million worth of jewellery from a west London store have made a further arrest.

The Metropolitan police said a 21-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to rob in central London, where he remains in police custody.

On Tuesday five men were remanded in custody over the alleged robbery, which police say is the largest in British history.

Two men appeared in court via video-link to be charged alongside three men already implicated in the alleged robbery at Graff Jewellers in Mayfair, west London, last month.

More than £40 million was stolen from the jewellers on New Bond Street on August 6th.

Appearing at Kingston crown court today were Gregory Jones, 29, Eligin Avenue, Harrow; and Courtney Lawrence, 30, Ladbroke Grove, west London. Both have been charged with conspiring with others to rob Graff Jewellers.

Clinton Mogg, 42, Westby Road, Bournemouth; has already been charged with an identical offence.

Two other men, Solomun Beyene, 24, Lilestone Street, north London; and Craig Calderwood, 26, no fixed abode; have also been charged with the same offence and an accompanying offence of possession of a firearm.

All five were remanded in custody until their next court appearance on October 23rd.
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