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£20,000 raid on Argos store - cctv released



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Published Date:
07 August 2008
UPDATE 5.25pm: Police have this afternoon released a cctv image of the raiders captured during the break-in.
Breaking news 11.30am: Masked raiders are being sought after a £20,000 burglary at an Argos store.

Police have today appealed for information after the goods and cash were stolen from the store in Ryhall Road, Stamford.

This incident took place between around 9pm on Tuesday (August 5) and 7am on Wednesday (August 6).

Masked offenders forced open a fire exit at the front of the store and stole a large quantity of jewellery, electrical items including Ipods and mobile phones, and around £1,000 in cash.

The total value of the theft is estimated as in excess of £20,000.

DS Jon Shield said: "We would urge anyone who was in the area of the retail park between about 9pm on the Tuesday and 7am on the Wednesday to get in touch with us. We need all the information we can get about any people or vehicles that were there during those times.

"And if anyone is offered cheap jewellery, Ipods or mobiles to buy then also please get in touch."

Anyone with any information can call Stamford Police Station on: (01780) 752222, quoting incident number 72 of August 06.


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  • Last Updated: 07 August 2008 5:27 PM
  • Source: Peterborough ET
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KiwiinPboro,

07/08/2008 11:52:50
Surely you will have CCTV. Maybe release the images and tips will come
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scuzz,

07/08/2008 12:20:17
Don't shop for it, rob it.......
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Chiefy,

Bretton 07/08/2008 12:44:47
I bet that the thieves waited until the new catalogue was out!
WHY WHY WHY WHY does a Company the size of Argos not have decent security systems? A fire door at the FRONT of the store was forced,so what happened to any alarm?
About £1000 in cash taken! Why was this NOT in a safe?
Even my home security would have set alarm bells ringing!
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A Seymour,

07/08/2008 13:13:02
What happened to the security system surely there is one?
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dungeon68,

07/08/2008 15:03:18
at least they didnt have to wait ages to be served
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TMitC,

07/08/2008 16:12:20
There's no way Argos has £19,000 worth of goods. You could clear out the entire jewellery department and it would only be worth a £40.
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marky mark,

stamford 07/08/2008 20:40:54
cant believe security 1000 in tills have they not got a safe..... surley they wont be insured for that......
went in there earlier and i think all the staff had been stolen no one on tills or at jewlwry counter not good service
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Dave 137,

07/08/2008 22:14:16
''There's no way Argos has £19,000 worth of goods. You could clear out the entire jewellery department and it would only be worth a £40.''

PMSL Priceless !
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A eye,

Eye 11/08/2008 11:48:34
Had the robbers checked on-line to see if the goods they wanted were in stock before raiding it?
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