A jewellery store in Handsworth, Birmingham was raided by masked robbers at around 5 pm on the 1st of September. CCTV footage shows a number of masked men armed with sledgehammers and knives raiding Pahal’s Jewellery store in Soho Road. It is believed from eye witnesses at the scene and CCTV that they used a smoke grenade that was thrown into the store. As the smoked poured underneath one man held open the steel shutter as the other men entered the premises and preceded to take a ‘significant amount’ of jewellery.
After the jewellery was take the men were seen running to a black Mercedes. Even though several eye witnesses have been identified and CCTV records have been recorded for evidence the police are calling out to hear from anyone that has any information about the robbery, especially those that may have recorded footage on their phones. Luckily no passerby was injured but it must have been a frightening experience for the staff of Pahal’s.
West Midlands Police Detective Inspector Dave Sanders said, “This appears to have been a well-organised robbery: all of the men were masked, one held open the shutters while others threatened staff and stole valuables.”
He goes onto saying that the Police are working to resolve this robbery as quickly as possible as he urges the public to come forward with any information about the robbery.
