Knife-wielding thieves launch smash-and-grab ram raid on Selfridges to steal £200,000 luxury handbag haul
- Raiders drove car into department store this morning before taking handbags
- They got into a store room and stole more than £200,000 worth of luxury goods
- Police are appealing for information about the 4am Oxford Street raid
Knife wielding thieves have carried out a smash and grab raid on London’s Selfridges department store stealing a haul of luxury handbags.
A car was driven into a side entrance of the Oxford Street store this morning and four raiders grabbed luxury goods from a stock room.
Store insiders said a £40,000 Gucci handbag and a £20,000 Fendi bag were among the items taken. The total value of the haul is estimated to be over £200,000.
More than £200,000-worth of goods were stolen from Selfridges in a ram raid this morning
A security guard who tried to stop the raiders at the luxury department store was threatened with a knife and forced to back off.
Another security guard who attempted to intervene was driven at as the raiders fled from the store’s goods delivery entrance in James Street.
Police said the smash and grab took place at 04.15am on Tuesday morning and involved two cars.
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One of the vehicles was driven into an entrance at the store in James Street while the other a White VW Golf was used as a getaway car.
A store insider told MailOnline: ‘We are hearing that it could be the biggest ever robbery at Selfridges and hundreds of thousands of goods taken.
‘The raiders knew what they were looking for and went straight to the store room where the expensive handbags and other items are kept.
‘Staff have been told not to talk about the raid but it’s the gossip of the store.’
The robbery unfolded at the world-famous department store on Oxford Street this morning
Detectives investigating the raid have been at the scene gathering evidence and looking for any CCTV that might have captured the VW Golf making its getaway.
It was last seen turning into Wigmore Street after the raid.
DC Tom Aylward from Westminster CID said: ‘This raid was targeted and lasted a matter of minutes.
‘My team are busy collecting witness accounts and recovering vital CCTV footage of the burglary at the store and of the suspects leaving the scene.
‘Thankfully nobody was injured. I’d like to appeal for those who may have been in the area at the time and saw the individuals involved, either at the scene or fleeing, to get in touch with police and send us any images and footage that they may have.
‘All the suspects were males – at this time we are still trying to establish a full description.’
A spokesman for Selfridges declined to comment on the raid.
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