Armed robbers strike at Shoebury jewellers

4:20pm Tuesday 16th October 2012 in Local News

MASKED robbers held up a jewellers in Shoebury armed with crowbars this morning.

They burst into Andrews Jewellers, in West Road, and threatened three members of staff.

They took some diamond rings and other items of jewellery just after 9.30am today.

The two men jumped into a waiting blue Citroen Picasso which was parked near to the vet surgery on Richmond Avenue.

This vehicle was recovered near Thorpe Bay Yacht Club on Barrow Sands a short time later.

Police want to speak to anyone who saw the PIcasso or saw thw crooks transfer into another car. Nobody in the shop was injured.

Anyone with information is asked to call Southend police station on 101.

Comments (10)

3:24pm Tue 16 Oct 12

loonychoon says...

Sounds like a well executed robbery. wd
Sounds like a well executed robbery. wd loonychoon

3:27pm Tue 16 Oct 12

Eric Whim says...

nice to see the Echo finally getting the spelling of 'citroen' right!

well done. Wasn't that hard was it?
nice to see the Echo finally getting the spelling of 'citroen' right! well done. Wasn't that hard was it? Eric Whim

5:15pm Tue 16 Oct 12

Basildon.lad.21 says...

High professional criminals who I have some respect for. Much better then scumbags that rob old ladies, 12 year old kids, and usually only for a few quid. Hope the robbers dont get caught.
High professional criminals who I have some respect for. Much better then scumbags that rob old ladies, 12 year old kids, and usually only for a few quid. Hope the robbers dont get caught. Basildon.lad.21

6:48pm Tue 16 Oct 12

firedog says...

Basildon.lad.21
What a plonker,I hope you are the next victim,though you probably havent anything worth robbing.
Basildon.lad.21 What a plonker,I hope you are the next victim,though you probably havent anything worth robbing. firedog

8:26pm Tue 16 Oct 12

Katiealicia says...

It happened about 9:30am & somebody has been arrested
It happened about 9:30am & somebody has been arrested Katiealicia

10:19pm Tue 16 Oct 12

Basildon.lad.21 says...

firedog wrote:
Basildon.lad.21
What a plonker,I hope you are the next victim,though you probably havent anything worth robbing.
I got a few things yeah that are probably worth robbing. Your mum is probably worth robbing though.
[quote][p][bold]firedog[/bold] wrote: Basildon.lad.21 What a plonker,I hope you are the next victim,though you probably havent anything worth robbing.[/p][/quote]I got a few things yeah that are probably worth robbing. Your mum is probably worth robbing though. Basildon.lad.21

8:34am Wed 17 Oct 12

Russ13 says...

Basildon.lad.21 wrote:
High professional criminals who I have some respect for. Much better then scumbags that rob old ladies, 12 year old kids, and usually only for a few quid. Hope the robbers dont get caught.
From what I've heard these weren't exactly pros......

Their getaway route was down an alley behind the shops where they could have easily be cut off from their getaway vehicle which was parked near a fairly busy junction near a school and local shops where there would have been lots of people around.

That vehicle was abandoned near the Yacht club where again, lots of people would have been around.

And let's face it, when you're in Shoebury, there's only a few roads in/out of the area so the chances of being tracked by CCTV/ANPR cameras is pretty high.

Also, within an hour of the incident taking place, the police already had the name of their chief suspect.
[quote][p][bold]Basildon.lad.21[/bold] wrote: High professional criminals who I have some respect for. Much better then scumbags that rob old ladies, 12 year old kids, and usually only for a few quid. Hope the robbers dont get caught.[/p][/quote]From what I've heard these weren't exactly pros...... Their getaway route was down an alley behind the shops where they could have easily be cut off from their getaway vehicle which was parked near a fairly busy junction near a school and local shops where there would have been lots of people around. That vehicle was abandoned near the Yacht club where again, lots of people would have been around. And let's face it, when you're in Shoebury, there's only a few roads in/out of the area so the chances of being tracked by CCTV/ANPR cameras is pretty high. Also, within an hour of the incident taking place, the police already had the name of their chief suspect. Russ13

8:13pm Wed 17 Oct 12

I_hate_scum! says...

I wouldn't listen to Basildon.fag.21!
From his comments he obviously has a sad life, claiming benefits to spend on his drugs, aspiring to become like the thieving scum in this story.... Unbeleivable!
I wouldn't listen to Basildon.fag.21! From his comments he obviously has a sad life, claiming benefits to spend on his drugs, aspiring to become like the thieving scum in this story.... Unbeleivable! I_hate_scum!

11:02am Thu 18 Oct 12

Russ13 says...

And to make Basildon.lad.21's comments even more laughable, according to last night's Echo the items stolen weren't even real diamonds lol

What a "pro" job that was lads, hopefully will get a nice little stretch for nicking some pieces of glass!
And to make Basildon.lad.21's comments even more laughable, according to last night's Echo the items stolen weren't even real diamonds lol What a "pro" job that was lads, hopefully will get a nice little stretch for nicking some pieces of glass! Russ13

4:31pm Thu 18 Oct 12

Tone-Fu says...

Carrying a crow bar constitutes an 'armed' robbery? What would it be if they'd had a firearm, a super-mega-armed-rob
bery?
Carrying a crow bar constitutes an 'armed' robbery? What would it be if they'd had a firearm, a super-mega-armed-rob bery? Tone-Fu

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