Antique dealers in Dorking’s West Street have expressed their sadness and frustration over the latest raid at a store. This was after Surrey Hills Antique Centre, an antique shop, was targeted by thieves.
Thieves managed to take out £15,000 of silver and jewelry including sapphires, pearls, and diamonds from a cabinet.
From Getsurrey.co.uk:
Forensics officers have also been at the scene, and police are not ruling out a link to recent thefts at Talbot House Antiques Centre, a few doors along.
Georgian silver worth thousands of pounds was stolen in a 4.30am raid there in January.
The Talbot House store was then targeted again in March, and manager Jackie Cooper-Grundy said she could relate to Mr Allaker’s frustration.
“It makes you feel very uncomfortable and demoralised,” she said. “But there are always dishonest people in the world who will do things like this.
“If you run a business with a shop that sells valuable items there will always be people trying to steal them. It’s a fact of life unfortunately.”
Detective Constable Vicki Morris said: “This is the third burglary in West Street this year and it is vital members of the antiques trade work with us to trace all the valuable items stolen.
“If you are in the trade and are offered items of jewellery for sale, please be cautious as they may have originated from this burglary.”
Members of the general public are requested to share any relevant information to caught thieves by calling Surrey Police on 0845 125 2222, quoting reference MV/10/2365, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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