Wild video shows two masked thugs armed with sledgehammers smashing up a UK jeweler’s store as part of a gang’s $130,000 crime spree.
The maniacs were seen smashing up the windows of the shop in video released Tuesday after seven members of the gang were sentenced to a combined 22 years in prison for seven connected smash-and-grab raids last year, London’s Met Police said.
Armed crooks were seen smashing up a high-end central London jeweler’s store. Jam Press/Metropolitan PoliceThe clip shows two of them smashing the front window of Suttons and Robertsons in London, filling up black bags and then racing away in a silver Jaguar.
One of the masked men, Lee McCready, was out on the UK equivalent of parole at the time for a 2005 murder, police said. Along with Matthew Windrass, 50, he stole the equivalent of almost $79,000 in just the one raid.
The jewelers was just one of seven stores targeted in smash-and-grab robberies across London between May and August last year. They stole the equivalent of just over $130,000.
High-end retailers, cafés, fine art shops and beauty stores were also hit.
“This is a clear message to anyone who thinks they can carry out smash-and-grab raids in London — we will identify you, we will track you down and we will bring you to justice,” warned Scott Mather, the detective chief inspector in charge.






