Arrests followed shortly after 200 police officers raided 12 addresses over London and Kent in connection to the Hatton Garden safe raid.

Police confirmed that the seven men arrested were aged between 48 and 74 and valuable items were recovered from their properties.

News stories like these aren’t doing Kent’s reputation any favours… especially with the ever-growing crime statistics!

How was the Hatton Garden safe raid executed?

In the BBC video below, reporter Declan Lawn re-traces the robbers’ steps and shows how it was done.

The elderly criminals climbed down the elevator shaft, drilled a hole through the concrete wall and then smashed the individual safes open with a sledgehammer.

That’s an awful lot of physical work for a gang of grandads, don’t you think?

The importance of CCTV for your business

Whether you own an expensive jewellery store or a small business like a barber shop, this sort of news story highlights the importance of a reliable CCTV system.

Without CCTV footage, the suspects would have never been identified and arrested.

Imagine if a gang of thugs broke into your business, stole all of your assets and then got away with it…

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