Jewel gang foiled as shoppers take getaway car keys
Aug 6th, 2008 | By David Harper | Category: OffbeatThe Telegraph: Robbers who stole diamonds valued at £217,000 from a jeweller’s shop were foiled by shoppers who removed the keys from their getaway car.
When the three men, clad in balaclavas and armed with sledgehammers, emerged from the shop, one shouted: “Someone’s nicked the keys to our ride – run for it!”