Masked thieves ram-raided a jewellers in broad daylight with a suspected stolen Mini Cooper before loading up the car with high-valued goods.
Shocking footage posted on social media shows the red vehicle with its front numberplates missing being repeatedly reversed into the front of Brooklands Jewellers, in West Byfleet, Surrey.
Horrified bystanders look on as the car knocks over an advertising board before driving back into the road in front of oncoming cars.
It then repeatedly reverses into the storefront until the window shatters and causing the display items to come crashing to the floor.
A hooded masked man wearing yellow gloves is then seen bursting out of the rear door of the car and sprinting towards the store during the raid at 1.15pm yesterday.
He crouches at the front of the jewellers and reaches underneath the damaged window and grabs some boxed items before loading them into the Mini. The the car then speeds off.
The car was later found crashed in a hedge at Heathervale Recreation Ground a mile away from the jewellers.
Police later arrested a man on suspicion of burglary and he was taken to hospital for treatment after he suffered injuries to his arm during a police chase.
Masked thieves ram-raided a jewellers in Surrey broad daylight with a suspected stolen Mini Cooper before loading up the car with high-valued goods
A man is seen crouching at the front of the jewellers (right) and reach underneath the damaged window
Surrey Police has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct because of the incident.
South East Coast Ambulance Service said it had been called to nearby Parkside, in New Haw, after a pedestrian had been hit by a car.
Two other suspects were arrested after a police helicopter and the dog unit was deployed.
They have also been arrested on suspicion of burglary and were taken into custody for questioning.
A Surrey Police spokesperson said: ‘We are currently investigating after a suspected stolen vehicle was used to ram raid a jewellers on Old Woking Road at around 1.15pm this afternoon.
‘After the car was used to ram the premises, the [men] who were wearing face coverings, entered the jewellers and stole a number of high value items.
‘The [men] then left the scene and at Parkside in New Haw, the vehicle was found by officers.’
One suspect was later arrested with injuries, including one to his arm.
‘He was arrested on suspicion of burglary and was taken to hospital for treatment.
‘Following an area search involving the police helicopter and the dog unit, two other suspects were also located and arrested on suspicion of burglary.
‘If you have any information, or witnessed the incident, please contact us quoting PR/45250011338.
‘Surrey Police are making a mandatory referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) following this incident, due to an injury being sustained by one of the suspects following a police pursuit.’
