Detectives are appealing for witnesses as investigations continue into a robbery at a jewellers in Richmond town centre.

Police were called at 10:34am on Saturday, 31 January, after suspects smashed the front window of Gregory & Co in Paved Court and made off with a number of items.

Enquiries are ongoing and no arrests have yet been made. A vehicle believed to have been used in the robbery has since been recovered and is now being examined by officers as part of the investigation.

Superintendent Craig Knight, who leads the Met's neighbourhood policing in Richmond, said: "Officers are working at pace to identify and locate the men who carried out this robbery.

"We realise incidents of this nature can have a real impact on the local community, especially businesses and those who live in the area.

"Please be reassured that we will be relentless in bringing these people to justice and are pursuing several lines of inquiry."

A spokesperson for Gregory & Co said: "This has been deeply upsetting for us all and we are supporting the police as they investigate who did this.

"We're a local, independent, family jewellers and have been in Richmond for more than 45 years.

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"The public response to this incident has been overwhelming and we are grateful for the support and kindness we've received.

"We are reassured that overall, good outweighs the bad as we look forward to reopening and getting back to normal soon."

Anyone who witnessed the incident or has information is asked to call police on 101, quoting CAD 2478/31Jan. Information can also be passed anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.