A man who disguised himself as an OAP went into a luxury watch store and robbed it - as CCTV footage captured him pulling a gun on the cashier and demanding she hand over £2.6million worth of jewellery.
The criminal, who is still at large, appeared to be wearing a latex mask to give the appearance that he was elderly. CCTV footage caught the shocking heist as it unfolded, with the spectacled man walking into the store wearing a flat cap and using a cane.
The clip shows the man walking towards the till and pulling a handgun from his satchel. He then produces an oversized plastic bag, which he orders the female cashier to fill with pricey timepieces. The pair proceed to clear out the window displays, even as passers-by stop to gawp at the high-end pieces.
The heist took place at the Monaco Watch Company in Monaco on Wednesday, May 29, in the morning, as reported on NeedToKnow.
The man proceeded to clear out the window displays (Jam Press Vid)According to prosecutors, the smartly-dressed crook fled the scene with jewellery worth more than £2.6million (3million Euros). He is believed to have fled towards Beausoleil, France, on the back of a getaway scooter. No shots were fired during the heist and the salesperson was not injured, but she was taken to hospital in a state of shock following the ordeal. The search for the two suspects continues.
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A spokesperson for the Monaco Watch Company said: "As many of you already know a couple of days ago our beloved shop has been robbed. A masked man threatened our employee with a gun and forced her to empty the windows. Thankfully no one was physically injured during this process but the shock is very deep."
They added: "This brutal setback is hitting us all in the hardest way possible but we won't let ourselves down especially because all of you are giving us a huge amount of strength to go through this had period of time.
"With this video we wanted to thank you all for your support and even more the members that have the desire to leave them watches on consignment to us in order to reopen the shop as fast as possible with the maximum strength possible. Many thanks again to all of you from the bottom of our hearts for being so close to us."
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