AAP General News (Australia)
04-01-2006
Qld: Robber escapes with luxury watches
BRISBANE, April 1 AAP - A man used a hammer to smash a window at a jewellery shop on
the Gold Coast and make off with three luxury watches, police say.
The robbery took place at the Diamonds on Broadbeach store on Gold Coast Highway at
9.30am (AEST) today.
Witnesses say they saw the offender flee the scene in a white station wagon.
Police located the vehicle with its engine still running a short time later in Jubilee
Street, Broadbeach.
The stolen watches were expensive, a police spokeswoman said, but she declined to specify
their value.
It was not known if the shop was open or whether anyone was injured during the incident,
she said.
The offender is described as being of Caucasian appearance, about 30 years old, 180cm
tall with black hair.
He was wearing a white t-shirt and black long pants.
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KEYWORD: WATCHES
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