Published Date: 21 April 2009
Five raiders - four men and a woman - armed with baseball bats forced their way into the shop before seizing a large amount of jewellery from the window displays and then fleeing on foot down nearby alleys.
Some bystanders are believed to have tried to stop them as they made away with the jewellery including valuable watches.
The robbers got away in a green Volkswagen Golf, almost hitting a woman with a pram. The car has since been found in Canada Close, by B&Q.
Inspector Helen Roberts of Banbury police said: "It is likely that no-one was injured but we are taking this incident very seriously and will not tolerate this sort of crime.
"I encourage anyone who might have seen these people to get in touch with us on 08458 505505."
Police said the four male robbers were black and the woman was white, all wore hooded tops and scarves over their faces. One had a gold eyebrow piercing.
News report from Banbury Guardian
3:10pm Tuesday 21st April 2009
Police are appealing for witnesses to an armed robbery that happened today in Banbury.
At about 11.57am, four offenders entered Michael Jones jewellers, in High Street, and used an unknown implement to smash the glass display cabinets.
They stole jewellery including valuable watches before leaving in a green Volkswagen Golf.
The car has since been found in Canada Close, which is behind B&Q.
Det Insp Steve Duffy said: “I would like to reassure residents that we have a team of detectives working to identify the offenders.
“We know that the robbers left the shop and got into the car which was parked in Market Place before driving to Canada Close and abandoning it.
“It is possible that they then got into another car and I am keen to speak to anyone who might have seen where they went and what happened next. Canada Close is overlooked by offices and there must be someone who has information to help with our investigation.
“The car has been found abandoned in Merton Street and I urge anyone who may have seen these people in the area this morning, before or after the robbery occurred, or when they left the car, to get in touch.
“A woman was in the shop at the time of the robbery. She is aged in her mid twenties to early thirties with blonde shoulder length hair and was wearing white jeans, sunglasses, a white knitted top and a lime green blouse.
“I believe that this woman could help with our inquiries and would ask her, or anyone who saw this woman to come forward.”
Anyone with any information about the incident is asked to contact Det Insp Duffy at Banbury police station via 0845 8 505 505, or if you don’t want to talk to the police or give your name, call the Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.
- In 2007, five people were sentenced to a total of 45 years in prison for attacking Michael Jones jewellers in March 2007 and stealing watches worth almost £13,000.
News report from Banbury Cake
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接著趕緊打電話給把拔,實在心很慌,然後全身發抖中,想說跟他講講話我可以定一下心神
我: ..... 我還在發抖...我還在抖..... ( 真的抖的聲音很誇張 )
把: 什麼 ??? ( 被我的態度搞的莫名奇妙 )
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我一開始站在路邊發抖時,有一位帶小孩的媽媽也站在我們旁邊,但她就好像看大戲一樣的,沒什麼感覺,當時我的反應就是,我是反應過度嗎
等平靜一些後,就去銀行辦事,聽到有一位女士在告訴銀行行員,有搶劫事件什麼的,他們也一派自然的樣子.... 實在覺得小胖豬太重了,反正她都睡了,打算放她到推車裡好好睡,沒想到手勢不對,吵醒她,鬼叫的好像又發生一次搶案,拿個玩具搞定她,沒一分鐘又睡著了
出了銀行後,發現又多了好幾名警察,九人座那種警車也出現了,便衣也出現了,圍觀的民眾也越來越多,實在沒心留在現場,我是用心的家庭主婦吔,要忙我的事去
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我們母女就到咖啡館坐下來,吃頓安神的午餐,小胖豬早就餓了,點了一個葡萄乾可頌卷 ( Pain au Raisin ) 給她,本來想她吃可頌麵包就好,但這最近她食量又變好了,可頌一定打發不了她,才給她加菜的,這大小姐有睡到,心情很好,整頓飯吃下來很開心,一整個吃光光,還有空可以跟一些帥哥客人拋媚眼,賣弄風騷的,當小小孩真好,只管吃喝玩樂拉撒睡就可以,一個小時前,為娘還怕我們被 " 流彈 " 打中差點尿褲子咧 ( 事後看報導是棒球棍 ) 把拔交待的,要我們母女坐下來,好好吃頓午餐,定定神再開車回家接他
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整晚我們就在看網上新聞的狀況,一直在推演他們的逃亡路線,到躺在床上了,還在講這件事
這家店已經不是第一次被搶了 ( 第二則新聞最下方有註明 ) 怎麼安全狀況還是沒改善到哪去啊;還有他們挑中午搶劫,不是太聰明,就是太笨了,用餐時間,這條路上的人可不少吔,不過也巧,平常都有警察走來走去的,怎麼正好警察不在附近啊,莫非他們算好警察巡視的時間??
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謝謝大家的關心,我們母女沒事,為娘我有給它挫到,我知道為娘的不重要,小孩沒事就好
再次謝謝大家的關心,請大家出門也一切多注意,身旁有可疑人物出現時,多注意自身安全
又花了幾天寫這篇........................................................................
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