Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Tuesday, 1st October 2024, at 08:45hrs
The incident happened yesterday afternoon at a jewellers on Fishergate in Preston.
A man has been arrested for various offences after a Ford transit van smashed into the shop front of a jewellers yesterday afternoon.
The incident happened at the Whittles Jewellers in Fishergate, Preston City Centre, at around 5:30pm.
The 38-year-old Preston Man was arrested after the shop that sells high valued jewellery was damaged following the ram raid.
He was arrested on suspicion of Robbery and driving offences.
A spokesperson for Lancashire Police said,
“We were called shortly after 5.30pm yesterday to reports that a van had been driven into the front of Whittles Jewellers on Fishergate.
A 38-year-old man from Preston was arrested on suspicion of robbery, dangerous driving, driving while unfit through drink or drugs, failing to provide a breath test and assault on police. He remains in custody.
Enquiries are ongoing and anyone with information should call the police on 101 quoting log 0980 of September 30.
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