Jewelry Robbers Raid London's Graff Diamonds
(August 9, '09, 7:07 IDEX Onlnie Staff Reporter)
Two men robbed Graff Diamonds located on New Bond Street, in the Mayfair district of London. Described as smartly dressed, the men stepped out of a cab and walked into the store.

 

Once in the store, they brandished a handgun, threatening employees with it, and grabbed gems and jewelry.

 

As they exited the store, they took a woman hostage and fired warning shots at police and drinkers in a nearby pub chasing the robbers.

 

Once out, the robbers climbed into a blue BMW only to ditch the car when it collided into a taxi. They then sped off in a silver Mercedes.

 

In a 2003 robbery at Graff Diamonds in London, robbers netted merchandise worth £23 million (US$38.37 million) from the shop.