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UK Police Arrest Third Man in $65M Robbery

Authorities use DNA evidence to find Graff jewelry suspects

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 20, 2009 12:00 PM CDT

(Newser) – British police arrested a third man today suspected of participating in the biggest jewelry heist in British history, the Times of London reports. Police already have two men in custody, having captured at least one from DNA evidence left at the scene of the crime. Authorities have said that the robbery, in which $65 million of jewelry was taken from retailer Graff Diamonds, was well organized and likely involved multiple accomplices.

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Video footage of the robbers entering the store. (AP Photo/Metropolitan Police, Ho)

Surveillance footage of the robbery. (AP Photo/Metropolitan Police)

In this image taken Aug. 7, two security guards stand outside Graff Diamonds store in New Bond Street, London. (AP Photo/Clive Gee/PA)

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UK Police Arrest Third Man in $65M Robbery