The gang, all of African appearance, fled in a stolen black Honda Civic. A police chase was called off 8km away in Punt Rd, Richmond, because of danger to the public.

Police later found the car abandoned in Collingwood.



CRISIS talks will be held to combat a wave of terrifying raids on Melbourne jewellers, amid fears armed teenage gangs are acting on the orders of organised crime bosses.

Victoria Police and jewellery industry figures will meet next week in an attempt to head off the spate of alarming armed robberies that a two-time victim said was threatening to drive some operators out of the trade.

Tony Fialides, whose IMP Jewellery store in Toorak was robbed by gun-toting bandits on the weekend for the second time in less than three months, said Victoria was the only state in which jewellers were under siege.

Frightened staff hid as a Canterbury shop was raided last week, while jewellers in Lalor and Elsternwick have also been robbed already this year.

One high-end jewellery trader told the Herald Sun: “There would have to be somebody organising these robberies ... these kids wouldn’t have been able to do it on their own.

“It is highly likely the jewellery is ending up with more organised people who collect it.”

The weekend’s brazen theft comes as the crime wave gripping Victoria drags into 2017, causing an ongoing political headache for the Andrews Government as it also struggles to fix the youth justice system with more riots at the Malmsbury and Parkville detention centres.

The Jewellers Association of Australia said the security seminar had been called for January 24 because of a “dramatic increase in violent attacks on jewellery stores”.

About 1pm on Saturday, four men burst into the IMP store, hitting manager Stevan Morrow with a firearm.




January 14: Gang beats staff member with gun at IMP Jewellers before escaping with valuables taken from smashed display cases.

January 12: Staff hide in back room as bandits steal $100,000 in jewellery from Canterbury shop.

January 4: Bandits, one with a pistol, make $200,000 raid on Lalor jewellery store.

January 4: Jewellery store in Glenhuntly Rd, Elsternwick, hit by bandits armed with gun and machete in $150,000 heist.

December 25: $50,000 in goods stolen from a Sunshine jewellery store.

November 24: Masked gunman robs Ormond jewellers. Staff member assaulted.

November 14: Costume jewellery stolen in robbery on Lalor store.

October 24: Gang raid on IMP Jewellers in Toorak nets $200,000 in property.

September 5: Jewellery valued at $60,000 stolen from Elsternwick store by masked bandits.

September 5: Hooded men with handgun hold up Elsternwick jewellery shop.

July 7: Armed bandits strike at jewellers in CBD and Coburg, stealing a combined $200,000.

July 2: Gun pointed at jewellery store worker during robbery at Reservoir.


Read a lot more here:


http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/crisis-talks-to-be-held-to-combat-raid...

Bobby. wrote on Jan 16^th, 2017 at 4:02pm:


To improve Australian criminals we need to import the best. Blacks is the best we can get after UK refused to send more of their human detritus.

Unforgiven wrote on Jan 16^th, 2017 at 4:04pm:



It looks like all of the raids were done by Africans -

all Negroes.

They should define what they mean by "African appearance" ....

The gangs are actually the Sudanese refugees ...those tall, skinny, black guys. NOT the African-American types, or even the Maoris, Islanders, Indians or Abos.  SUDANESE. Tall, skinny, black guys. 

Bobby. wrote on Jan 16^th, 2017 at 4:02pm:


Bobby, we bring them here to improve the lives of the Somalian? lads.

The jewellery shops in their home country aren't as nice as our so  and everyone one should have an equal opportunity to rob a nice shop. Furthermore, if they were caught doing these things in their own country, they'd have their hands chopped off and/or be killed.

They only deserve to be sent to bed without an Iced Vovo and a hot cup of coco, nothing more.

President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on Jan 16^th, 2017 at 5:08pm:


The Mechanic asshole is responsible for voting informal.

Neferti wrote on Jan 16^th, 2017 at 5:11pm:


Oh dear.

What's "African appearance", then?

Are these the culprits?

Neferti wrote on Jan 16^th, 2017 at 5:24pm:


My house isn't dirty, dear.

Are these the culprits?