£23K Rolex snatched in Chichester city centre robbery

Two men have been arrested after a £23,000 Rolex was snatched from a shop display in Chichester city centre.
By Joe Stack
Published 11th Aug 2020, 14:32 BST
Updated 11th Aug 2020, 14:34 BST
R L Austen in East Street, ChichesterR L Austen in East Street, Chichester
R L Austen in East Street, Chichester

At 3pm on Thursday (August 6) a man snatched the luxury watch valued at £23,000 from a display area inside RL Austen Jewellers in East Street.

The man then ran out, pushing aside a member of staff. Helping him were two other men who were inside the shop and prevented staff from stopping the man, who left the area in a car.

Nobody was reported to have been hurt.

The man and the watch have not yet been traced.

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Two men, one aged 20 from Basingstoke, and the other aged 18 from Ruislip in West London, were later arrested on suspicion of robbery and after being interviewed were released under investigation.

Detective Constable Richard Emmett said: "Anyone with information can contact us either online at www.sussex.police.uk/contact/af/contact-us - or by calling 101, quoting serial 868 of 06/08."