A thief who stole £100k of jewellery and designer handbags in a series of early morning smash and grab raids has been jailed.
Robert Matthews, 42, was part of a gang which targeted Ernest Jones and Mulberry stores in Manchester city centre and and Mays Jewellers in Salford Shopping Centre during a nine day spree in May.
In the first raid on May 3, three men were caught on CCTV breaking into Salford Shopping Centre. After prying open the security shutters they then smashed their way into Mays Jewellers taking before making off with £54,000 worth of goods. READ MORE: Dad accidentally runs Manchester Marathon...
yes really Police later recovered a bag containing some of the stolen items, but £12,000 of jewellery is still missing. Two days
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