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| Armed jewellery thief 'hijacks taxi' in Edinburgh | |
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| An armed thief is thought to have hijacked a taxi after robbing an Edinburgh jewellers at gunpoint. | An armed thief is thought to have hijacked a taxi after robbing an Edinburgh jewellers at gunpoint. |
| The man entered Laing the jewellers in Frederick Street with a handgun at 09:30 and took high value items. | The man entered Laing the jewellers in Frederick Street with a handgun at 09:30 and took high value items. |
| He left on foot along Rose Street and into Hanover Street where he got into a hijacked private hire car. | |
| The taxi was told to drive to the north side of the city. There have been unconfirmed reports of a passenger also being inside at the time. | The taxi was told to drive to the north side of the city. There have been unconfirmed reports of a passenger also being inside at the time. |
| No one was hurt in the incident. | No one was hurt in the incident. |
| The suspect was last seen when he got out of the vehicle in Pilton Drive North at its junction with Royston Mains Crescent. | The suspect was last seen when he got out of the vehicle in Pilton Drive North at its junction with Royston Mains Crescent. |
| He is white, in his early 30s, 5ft 10in tall and was wearing a dark padded hooded jacket, blue trousers, blue and white scarf. He was carrying a black and white rucksack. | He is white, in his early 30s, 5ft 10in tall and was wearing a dark padded hooded jacket, blue trousers, blue and white scarf. He was carrying a black and white rucksack. |
| Police have appealed for witnesses. | Police have appealed for witnesses. |
| Det Sgt Raymond Gray, of Police Scotland, said: "This robbery left the staff badly shaken but thankfully unhurt. | Det Sgt Raymond Gray, of Police Scotland, said: "This robbery left the staff badly shaken but thankfully unhurt. |
| "We are keen to hear from anyone who may have seen the man, or has information about the crime, so that we can trace him as soon as possible." | "We are keen to hear from anyone who may have seen the man, or has information about the crime, so that we can trace him as soon as possible." |