LONDON — Police in London are searching for a burglar who broke into an occupied mansion and stole more than $13.2 million worth of jewelry, designer handbags and cash.
The owners of the estate, identified in British media as an Instagram influencer and her developer husband, were not home at the time on Dec. 7. However, employees were there and a housekeeper had a near run-in with the armed intruder, according to surveillance footage.
A Hermes watch that was stolen Dec. 7 from a house in Primrose Hill, London.
"This is a brazen offense where the suspect has entered the property while armed with an unknown weapon," Det. Constable Paulo Roberts of the Metropolitan Police said Monday, when the theft was announced.
Among the stolen items were a 10.73-carat diamond ring, diamond earrings and a clip studded with gold, diamonds and sapphires. The haul also included $189,000 worth of handbags.
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The homeowners offered a $628,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the suspect, and an additional reward of 10% of the value of recovered items.
A Boucheron emerald and diamond necklace that was stolen Dec. 7 from a house in Primrose Hill, London.
Police said the suspect broke in by climbing through a second-floor window.
Surveillance footage obtained by the MailOnline showed the man walking down a corridor a minute before a maid stepped off an elevator in the same area.
The home near Regent's Park is in one of London's wealthiest areas.
