Police can be seen working in George Banks Jewellers through the hole in the wall of the Plug and Taps next door

placeholder image — Police can be seen working in George Banks Jewellers through the hole in the wall of the Plug and Taps next door

Raider smashes through pub wall in £100,000 jewellery raid

By Iain Lynn

Published 5th Oct 2020, 16:16 BST

Updated 5th Oct 2020, 16:20 BST

A raider smashed through a pub wall using power tools to enter a jewellers next door and steal more than £100,000 worth of items.

The burglar accessed the temporarily closed Plug and Taps craft beer bar in Preston, Lancashire, and then broke into George Banks Jewellers in the early hours of Monday.

Anyone with information should contact police on 01772 209751 or email 5037@lancashire.police.uk, quoting log 0146 of October 5.

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Anyone with information should contact police on 01772 209751 or email [email protected], quoting log 0146 of October 5.

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Raider smashes through pub wall in £100,000 jewellery raid

A raider smashed through a pub wall using power tools to enter a jewellers next door and steal more than £100,000 worth of items.

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