Police try to reunite stolen jewellery with raid victims

The owners of jewellery and goods worth £2 million stolen in violent raids are being urged to come forward to claim treasured possessions.

Police have released images of hundreds of items, including watches, necklaces , power tools, clothes and cameras recovered as part of an investigation into a prolific crime gang.

Last month, the gang members were sentenced to a total of 71 years in jail. They had committed more than 200 burglaries, including nearly 100 in Cambridgeshire, costing victims more than £2 million pounds. The raids took place between December 2016 and January 2018.

Gang members would mask their faces using balaclavas and smash or force open doors or windows in broad daylight. They would steal specific items, mainly highpowered BMWs and Audis, firearms, cash and jewellery.

Norfolk suffered a similar number of burglaries to Cambridgeshire while other offences took place in Suffolk, Essex and Bedfordshire.

Images of the items can be viewed at www.flickr.com/ photos/ophawksbury/

Those who believe an item belongs to them should email OperationHawkesbury@ cambs.pnn.police.uk with their name, date and address of offence, crime number, exhibit number/album-photo ref of property, contact details, including email address, and any receipts/proof of purchase or photographs of items.

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