BREAKING NEWS: Attempted raid at Worthing jewellers on busiest shopping day of the year

The attempted robbery happened at the jewellers in South Street at about 12.09pm.

Three masked men used a sledgehammer in an attempt to break the front window of the shop. They failed, and ran off empty handed.

The shop re-opened to customers at 2.15pm but police are still at the scene investigating.

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*Pressleys was also raided in March when around 30 Rolex watches were stolen by three men in white boiler suits who used a sledgehammer to smash their way through a security door into the shop.

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