Men wanted over £100,000 armed robbery in The Beacon

Police are searching for two men after a high profile armed robbery in The Beacon shopping centre in Eastbourne.
Police want to speak to Kieran Thomas (left) and this unknown man.Police want to speak to Kieran Thomas (left) and this unknown man.
Police want to speak to Kieran Thomas (left) and this unknown man.

Officers were called to Brufords jewellers at around 10.10am on Sunday (January 26) after 15 Rolex watches with an estimated value between £100,000 and £150,000 were stolen.

Four men all wearing masks covering their faces, and one man was reported to be carrying a small handheld pick axe or hammer, entered the premises around 10am.

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Armed police officers and the police helicopter searched the area and two men were arrested on the Cuckoo trail near Station Road.

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W Bruford in The Beacon

Gavin Walter, 41, of Westminster Road, Sutton, and Paul Mitchell of Orchard Avenue, Mitcham were both charged with robbery and remanded in custody, said Sussex Police.

The pair are due to appear at Lewes Crown Court on Tuesday, February 25.

A further two men are wanted in connection with the incident.

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Police want to locate Kieran Thomas (pictured left), aged 40, of Carshalton, Surrey.

Officers also wish to identify a fourth man (pictured right) following the robbery and are appealing to anyone who knows him to come forwards.

Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to report online or call 101, quoting serial 385 of 26/01.