Inside London's terrifying crimewave as gangs target high end stores

A spate of brazen daytime heists have hit some of London's most expensive stores with thieves swiping thousands of pounds worth of luxury watches, handbags and jewelry. Organised criminals have targeted the likes of Rolex, Yves St Laurent and a string of high end jewelers in the capital's latest terrifying crimewave  - all within a matter of days. In scenes that have become commonplace in lawless London, gangs have smashed windows with sledgehammers, rode motorbikes into stores and rammed SUVs through barred doors, all to land their precious loot. Shattered glass and battered store fronts are now an everyday sight in the capital as shopkeepers and local residents grow fed up with mounting smash and grab raids blighting their streets.