A masked moped gang targeted a designer store in London before fleeing empty-handed in the 16th smash-and-grab raid to hit London in five months.
The gang of four suspects pulled up outside a designer second hand clothing store in leafy Knightsbridge, central London, on two mopeds.
Three suspects dressed in black and wearing motorbike helmets tried to kick and smash their way through the shop’s front door as the fourth suspect blocked the road.
The gang of four suspects pulled up outside a designer second hand clothing store in leafy Knightsbridge, central London, on two mopeds
Three suspects dressed in black and wearing motorbike helmets tried to kick and smash their way through the shop’s front door as the fourth suspect blocked the road
Terrified, two members of staff inside Salou, which sells handbags, shoes and dresses, sounded the alarm and called police during the raid at around 10.30am on September 22.
After several moments the robbers realised they were unable to smash through the door and fled empty handed.
Scotland Yard have since released CCTV of the four robbers dressed in tracksuit bottoms outside the store.
The footage shows three of the robbers clutching bags and looking disappointed with their heads down and calmly walking back towards their mopeds before leaving.
Detective Constable Lucy Gallimore, from Kensington and Chelsea CID, said: ‘We are appealing for anyone with any information about this incident to come forward and speak to police.
‘The CCTV we are releasing captures the suspects outside the store. You may recognise the bikes they are riding or perhaps the clothing and helmets they are wearing.’
An 18-year-old man was arrested on September 27 on suspicion of robbery and has since been bailed to a date in late October.
Scotland Yard have since released CCTV of the four robbers dressed in tracksuit bottoms outside the store
The footage shows three of the robbers clutching bags and looking disappointed with their heads down and calmly walking back towards their mopeds before leaving
There are believed to have been at least 15 moped enabled robberies in the capital since May.
Shocking new figures show police are facing unprecedented numbers of organised scooter crimes with incidents up a staggering 1766 per cent since 2014.
Up until the end of May there were 8,192 crimes involving scooters – almost as many recorded in 2016.
If crooks continue to offend at the same rate, 2017 will see around 19,710 thefts in total – up 116 per cent from last year.
And with criminals acting unpredictably – police say they are concerned about the rise in acid attacks in conjunction with moped riders.