Armed Robbery at Argyll Arcade, Glasgow
- 10 years ago
Masked gang raids jewellers in broad daylight armed with baseball bats and axes
These are the incredible images of a gang of masked thieves fleeing the scene after raiding four jewellers in broad daylight.
Police said that Rox, Mappin and Webb, Laing the jeweller and Lewis Grant were hit by the outfit, who appeared to use a smoke cannister as well as baseball bats and hatchets to clear out the arcade and get into the shops.
Authorities believe they then fled the Argyll Arcade on Buchanan Street in a white VW Golf after it was found abandoned in nearby Townmead.
Witness David McCourt said he saw ‘terrified shoppers’ fleeing the scene.
‘As we looked in, we noticed the arcade’s smoke clouds had been activated with four to five figures dressed in black emerging,’ he said.
‘They were wearing balaclavas and began to charge at the security brandishing baseball bats and hatchets, with some of them attempting to break the reinforced glass as they began their escape.
‘Unable to successfully make away with any merchandise, the group of thieves then fled, with one of them shouting ‘I’ll f***ing kill you all’, at which point I stopped filming.’
Police are currently gathering information on the men, who are described as being around 5ft8ins in height and of slim build.
A security guard reportedly injured a leg in the incident.
Armed Robbery at Argyll Arcade, Glasgow
These are the incredible images of a gang of masked thieves fleeing the scene after raiding four jewellers in broad daylight.
Police said that Rox, Mappin and Webb, Laing the jeweller and Lewis Grant were hit by the outfit, who appeared to use a smoke cannister as well as baseball bats and hatchets to clear out the arcade and get into the shops.
Authorities believe they then fled the Argyll Arcade on Buchanan Street in a white VW Golf after it was found abandoned in nearby Townmead.
Witness David McCourt said he saw ‘terrified shoppers’ fleeing the scene.
‘As we looked in, we noticed the arcade’s smoke clouds had been activated with four to five figures dressed in black emerging,’ he said.
‘They were wearing balaclavas and began to charge at the security brandishing baseball bats and hatchets, with some of them attempting to break the reinforced glass as they began their escape.
‘Unable to successfully make away with any merchandise, the group of thieves then fled, with one of them shouting ‘I’ll f***ing kill you all’, at which point I stopped filming.’
Police are currently gathering information on the men, who are described as being around 5ft8ins in height and of slim build.
A security guard reportedly injured a leg in the incident.
Armed Robbery at Argyll Arcade, Glasgow