Seven Held In Smash And Grab Robbery

30 July 2014, 10:22 | Updated: 30 July 2014, 10:24

Seven people have been arrested in connection with a smash and grab robbery at a luxury shop in north-west London.

Police believe six suspects on mopeds rode up to the Larizia store in St John's High Street, smashed through the shutters and then the shop window at around 11.40pm on Monday (28 July).

Once inside they stole a number of designer hand bags, believed to be worth in the region of £100,000, and rode away on the mopeds.

Five men were arrested yesterday afternoon  on suspicion of conspiracy to rob.

Officers then carried out a raid on a premises and arrested another man and a woman on suspicion of handling stolen goods.

All are currently in custody.

A quantity of handbags have been recovered.