Gang nabbed with £10k worth of stolen jewellery after high-speed chase involving helicopter

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A gang stole jewellery worth £10,000 and a four-figure cash sum during a brazen daylight raid on a Bellshill home.Four of the men were arrested a short time later after a high-speed car chase that also involved a police helicopter.Hamilton Sheriff Court heard that the housebreaking was one of a series throughout Britain in which Asian families have been targeted.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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