A man has been charged after a burglary of a jeweller’s in Shepherd’s Bush in the early hours of Thursday morning.
The incident was described by the Metropolitan Police as a “smash and grab raid” in which “high-value jewellery” was taken.
Police were called to the jeweller’s in Uxbridge Road, west London, at 3:31 am to reports that robbers were using tools to smash through security shutters, before stealing high-value jewellery.
Officers arrived at the jewellers within minutes. They detained one man at the scene, and he was taken into custody.
Jason Daley, 33, of Priory Park Road, Brent, was charged with burglary and criminal damage.
He was taken into custody and appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on the morning of January 30.
The search for the other suspects, who fled the scene on mopeds, remains ongoing. Police officers were threatened with a hammer by one of them but not injured.
The force asks that anyone with information, CCTV, or dash cam footage of the incident get in contact with police on 101 or online, quoting reference 732/29JAN26.
Anyone who wishes to make an anonymous report can do so via Crimestoppers, on 0800 555 111.
