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Three Charged After Masked Machete Gang Raid Knightsbridge Rolex Store
Three men were charged after a January armed robbery at a Knightsbridge Rolex store where six masked assailants stole high-value watches using machetes and mopeds.
- Six men armed with weapons stormed a Rolex store in Knightsbridge around 10.50am on Tuesday 20 January, threatening staff and seizing several high-value watches.
- The Met's Flying Squad launched an investigation after police arrested three men from Islington and Tower Hamlets during early-morning raids on Thursday.
- Elliot Campbell, 31, was charged with robbery, possession of criminal property and possession of drugs.
- The trio will appear at Highbury Magistrates' Court today, and Detective Chief Inspector Scott Mather said, `This robbery was carried out in a busy part of London, and we understand the alarm it has caused` while officers continue to search for three other suspects.
- The Flying Squad, founded 1918, has a long history including the 2015 Hatton Garden heist, and officers arrested three suspects after a four-moped getaway, witnesses recalled a scooter crash.
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