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Police are continuing to question nine men arrested in connection with the Hatton Garden safe deposit raid. | Police are continuing to question nine men arrested in connection with the Hatton Garden safe deposit raid. |
The group, aged between 43 and 76, were detained on Tuesday after raids were carried out on 12 properties in the London and Kent areas. | The group, aged between 43 and 76, were detained on Tuesday after raids were carried out on 12 properties in the London and Kent areas. |
It is believed Brian Reader and Hugh Doyle are two of those arrested. | |
The contents of 56 safe deposit boxes were taken during the raid in London's jewellery district over the Easter weekend. | The contents of 56 safe deposit boxes were taken during the raid in London's jewellery district over the Easter weekend. |
All nine suspects, described as white British men, have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to burgle. | All nine suspects, described as white British men, have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to burgle. |
Four, aged between 48 and 74, were arrested in Enfield, north London - one of those is believed to be 58-year-old Mr Doyle. | |
A 59-year-old was detained in north London while Mr Reader was held alongside a 50-year-old in Dartford, Kent, who is believed to be his son, also called Brian, but who is sometimes known as Paul. | |
Police in forensics overalls have been seen searching a house and garden in Dartford and locals said they saw a man being led from the house in handcuffs on Tuesday. | |
Delivery driver Jon Donadio, 37, said: "I saw them bring him out in handcuffs. He came quietly. They tried to make it look low-profile by draping something over the handcuffs." | |
He said a "massive" crane had been seen at the back of the large property a month ago. | |
The two remaining men were also arrested in north London. | |
Officers have continued to search a number of addresses in connection with the arrests. | Officers have continued to search a number of addresses in connection with the arrests. |
Det Supt Craig Turner, head of the Met Police Flying Squad, appealed for information about a white Ford Transit van seen at the time of the raid. | |
He said the vehicle, registration DU53 VNG, had been captured on CCTV near Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Ltd on 2 April. | He said the vehicle, registration DU53 VNG, had been captured on CCTV near Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Ltd on 2 April. |
The footage had been in police hands for "quite a period of time", Det Supt Turner said, but it had not been released for operational reasons. | The footage had been in police hands for "quite a period of time", Det Supt Turner said, but it had not been released for operational reasons. |
The Flying Squad also apologised after confirming alarm response procedures had not been followed, but rejected the suggestion they were bungling "Keystone Kops". | The Flying Squad also apologised after confirming alarm response procedures had not been followed, but rejected the suggestion they were bungling "Keystone Kops". |
There has been no official detail of what was stolen but it is believed jewellery worth up to £200m was taken during the raid. | There has been no official detail of what was stolen but it is believed jewellery worth up to £200m was taken during the raid. |