Crooks break into jewellery shop

A gang of thieves burgled a Pandora jewellers in the early hours of this morning (Thursday, February 4).

At around 2.45am, four masked offenders smashed the windows of the Pandora shop in the Riverside Shopping Centre in Hemel Hempstead.

They smashed display cases and stole a number of items of jewellery before getting in a car and driving off in the direction of the A41.

Herts Police say the offenders are believed to be male and wearing dark-coloured clothing with their faces covered.

Anyone with information that could help the police investigation should call 101, quoting crime reference D1/16/871.