A £5,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest of a gang of crooks who stole jewellery worth £80,000 from a Warrington shop.
Police are hunting the daring roof top raiders who smashed their way through the
roof of A Baker and Sons in Walton Road, Stockton Heath, during the night.
The audacious raid was carried out during the hours of darkness and police say the offenders were obviously a highly organised and experienced gang
The raiders accessed the roof from adjoining buildings and removed tiles from the roof at the rear of the premises, breaking through into the building.
They disabled an alarm system by cutting through wiring and also disabled a smartwater system inside the premises which was designed to spray intruders.
The raiders then calmly removed almost the complete stock before making their getaway.
Police have appealed for witnesses of the raid in the early hours of yesterday (Wednesday).
Anyone who saw anything suspicious near the shop during the night, or who has any information about the raid, is asked to call police on 0845 458 0000 or use the confidential Crimestoppers line, 0800 555 111.
Pictured: a police officer investigates the damaged roof of the shop
