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| Jewel raid victims offer up to £1.5m in rewards | Jewel raid victims offer up to £1.5m in rewards |
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| A bracelet or ring, which appears to be diamond encrusted with an emerald, was among the items taken, which total £10.4m | |
| The victims of a £10m jewellery raid from a north London mansion have offered rewards totalling £1.5m to help catch the thief and recover their stolen items. | |
| The items of jewellery, as well as £150,000 of designer handbags and £5,000 in cash were stolen from the house on exclusive Avenue Road, near Primrose Hill, on 7 December. | The items of jewellery, as well as £150,000 of designer handbags and £5,000 in cash were stolen from the house on exclusive Avenue Road, near Primrose Hill, on 7 December. |
| The homeowners, who have not been formally identified, are offering a first reward of £500,000 to anyone who provides information leading to the arrest and conviction of the thief. | |
| They are also offering 10% of the value of any recovered items of jewellery for information that leads to its retrieval, which could total as much as £1.5m, the Metropolitan Police confirmed. | They are also offering 10% of the value of any recovered items of jewellery for information that leads to its retrieval, which could total as much as £1.5m, the Metropolitan Police confirmed. |
| The Met Police believes the house was targeted between 17:00 and 17:30 GMT by a man who climbed in through a second-floor window. | The Met Police believes the house was targeted between 17:00 and 17:30 GMT by a man who climbed in through a second-floor window. |
| The suspect is described as white, aged in his late 20s to 30s, and is said to have worn a dark hoodie, cargo pants and grey baseball cap and had kept his face covered. | The suspect is described as white, aged in his late 20s to 30s, and is said to have worn a dark hoodie, cargo pants and grey baseball cap and had kept his face covered. |
| Among the items taken, totalling £10.4m, were distinctive pieces such as two De Beers butterfly diamond rings, pink sapphire earrings shaped like butterflies from Katherine Wang, and a gold, diamond and sapphire Van Cleef necklace. | Among the items taken, totalling £10.4m, were distinctive pieces such as two De Beers butterfly diamond rings, pink sapphire earrings shaped like butterflies from Katherine Wang, and a gold, diamond and sapphire Van Cleef necklace. |
| Many of the missing items are unique in their design, and therefore easily identifiable, the Met Police said. | Many of the missing items are unique in their design, and therefore easily identifiable, the Met Police said. |
| Avenue Road, where the raid took place, links the Swiss Cottage and Regent's Park areas and has some of the most expensive properties in London. | Avenue Road, where the raid took place, links the Swiss Cottage and Regent's Park areas and has some of the most expensive properties in London. |
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