Video footage of the robbery was widely circulated online, showing the men using a sledgehammer to smash the jeweller’s window before grabbing valuables and fleeing the scene. Following the robbery, which took place in Paved Court, Richmond, Metropolitan Police launched an immediate investigation. Detective Superintendent Dan Mitchell from the Met’s Flying Squad said: "Robberies of this kind cause real concern for residents and businesses in the communities that are targeted. All were arrested by the force's Flying Squad on suspicion of conspiracy to commit robbery. The Flying Squad is an elite specialist branch of the Metropolitan Police that investigates serious organised crime, high-value robberies, armed heists and kidnappings.