A new appeal has been issued relating to the James Usher jewellery heist, in light of new information revealed concerning the stolen items. The armed robbery took place at the Guildhall Street store in Lincolnshire on Saturday 14th May. Two males disguised as police forensic officers escaped from the store with £80,000 worth of jewellery.
The pair reportedly threatened shop staff with hammers and then escaped in a green Vauxhall Astra vehicale, having taken valuable gold and diamond jewellery. The car discovered several minutes later, on fire near Lindum Terrace.
For the first time the targeted jewellers, James Usher and Son have released information on the stolen items.
All the individual pieces have been listed and described in detail; they vary from necklaces to engagement rings and the most valuable item is a ring estimated at £14,500. However, several other engagement rings were taken by the thieves, costing anywhere from £530 to £850 in price. A diamond necklace worth £1,300 was also stolen.
The store manager, Scott Ward, explained: "The two most expensive pieces we had stolen were hand-made.
"They were in the window the thieves targeted, but we have no photographs.
"They were individual, one-of-a-kind rings.
"The £14,500 ring had a 1.51 princess-cut diamond, with a trilliant-cut diamond on either shoulder.
"The second most expensive piece was a slightly smaller version of this ring, worth £8,850.
"We also lost an 18-carat white gold, two-stone diamond cross over ring, with diamond-set shoulders. The two centre stones weighed in at .55ct each, and the ring was worth £5,225.
"The list of items stolen also includes a platinum-mounted, emerald-cut diamond ring, with a centre stone which weighs .81ct. It has a really fine cut diamond, and is valued at £4,850."
Coupled with this new information is a Crimewatch reconstruction which was filmed on 27th May to attract more attention to the robbery. Lincolnshire Police told to the Lincolnshire Echo there had been no more developments in the case so they hoped this would help.
Detective Sergeant Pete Grayson, of Lincoln CID, helped the BBC in creating the reconstruction.
"I'm hoping the reconstruction is going to appeal to a wider audience outside of Lincoln," DS Grayson said.
"If the people who committed the robbery are from outside of the city, then I'm hoping the televised reconstruction will appeal to someone who may know something about the planning or the execution of the crime.
"On top of that, we are still looking at things that have been submitted, which may result in DNA or fingerprint evidence, which could possibly connect an individual to the scene of the crime."
The reconstruction of the James Usher armed robbery is currently scheduled to air on the BBC's Crimewatch Roadshow on 24th June.
Anyone holding information about the crime should call police on 0300 111 0300.