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| Armed jewellery thief hijacks taxi with passenger in Edinburgh | Armed jewellery thief hijacks taxi with passenger in Edinburgh |
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| An armed thief hijacked a private hire taxi after robbing an Edinburgh jewellers at gunpoint. | An armed thief hijacked a private hire 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 between 12 and 15 Rolex watches worth £100,000. | The man entered Laing the jewellers in Frederick Street with a handgun at 09:30 and took between 12 and 15 Rolex watches worth £100,000. |
| Police said the thief tried to hijack a black taxi and a van, before getting into the front passenger seat of a private hire cab in Hanover Street. | Police said the thief tried to hijack a black taxi and a van, before getting into the front passenger seat of a private hire cab in Hanover Street. |
| There was a passenger inside. He forced the driver to take him to Pilton. | There was a passenger inside. He forced the driver to take him to Pilton. |
| The passenger was a 19-year-old student. No-one was hurt in the incident. | |
| 'Badly shaken' | |
| Staff had been opening up the shop when the thief entered and threatened them with a gun. He demanded they fill a bag with watches from the window before he ran off along Rose Street. | |
| A member of staff followed and the thief tried to hijack a black taxi and a van in Rose Street South Lane but those drivers resisted. | |
| He then jumped into the front seat of a private hire cab as it was driving off with the passenger in the back seat. | |
| The thief was last seen when he got out of the vehicle in Pilton Drive North at its junction with Royston Mains Crescent. | The thief 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 and a blue and white scarf covering part of his face. 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 and a blue and white scarf covering part of his face. He was carrying a black and white rucksack. |
| Police appealed for witnesses. | Police 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." |