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| Pictures show gunman raiding shop | Pictures show gunman raiding shop |
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| Pictures have emerged of a gunman brandishing a weapon at a jewellery shop worker on the Isle of Wight. | Pictures have emerged of a gunman brandishing a weapon at a jewellery shop worker on the Isle of Wight. |
| A major air and land search was carried out after a gang raided Benzie yachting jewellery shop in the High Street, Cowes, on Friday afternoon. | |
| German tourists were among eyewitnesses who saw the raid, and caught the robbery on camera. | German tourists were among eyewitnesses who saw the raid, and caught the robbery on camera. |
| The woman working inside the shop was threatened, but not injured. The men made off with 15 watches. | The woman working inside the shop was threatened, but not injured. The men made off with 15 watches. |
| Ferry checks | Ferry checks |
| No shots were fired during the robbery. Police said the men were also carrying sledgehammers. | No shots were fired during the robbery. Police said the men were also carrying sledgehammers. |
| An air and land search for the men continued into Friday evening and officers were carrying out checks with Solent ferry operators. | An air and land search for the men continued into Friday evening and officers were carrying out checks with Solent ferry operators. |
| Police are appealing for witnesses to the raid to come forward | Police are appealing for witnesses to the raid to come forward |
| Part of Cowes High Street remained sealed off during the evening to allow a forensic examination of the scene. | Part of Cowes High Street remained sealed off during the evening to allow a forensic examination of the scene. |
| The robbers are said to have driven away along the one-way Cowes High Street in a grey Land Rover Freelander. | The robbers are said to have driven away along the one-way Cowes High Street in a grey Land Rover Freelander. |
| Detectives are investigating the discovery of a car with a similar description, abandoned at the nearby Northwood House car park in Cowes. | Detectives are investigating the discovery of a car with a similar description, abandoned at the nearby Northwood House car park in Cowes. |
| Police appealed for witnesses to come forward. | Police appealed for witnesses to come forward. |