Two men admit stealing £28k worth of jewellery

Two men have admitted stealing about £28,000 worth of jewellery from two stores.

Dolari Amet, 19, of Belle Vue Road, Bristol, and Samet Zsiga, 20, of St Marks Road, Easton, Bristol, pleaded guilty to stealing £8,000 worth of gold jewellery from Estcourt Street Jewellers in Devizes, Wiltshire, on 31 January.

They also admitted stealing £20,000 worth of jewellery from a store in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, on 23 January, and £800 worth of clothing from Sports Direct in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, on 15 November.

Both pleaded guilty at Swindon Magistrates' Court on Saturday and have been remanded into custody to appear at Swindon Crown Court on 14 March for sentencing.

The men were stopped by Wiltshire Police on the A350 near the M4, hours after the theft in Devizes and were subsequently charged with the other offences.

Amet was also charged with driving without insurance.

Ch Supt Doug Downing, said: "Amet and Zsiga made off with a tray of gold jewellery from a jewellery store in Devizes, and within three hours our Specialist Operations teams were able to safely sting them.

"We appreciate the significant impact that shoplifting has on businesses, particularly for high-value thefts like these from jewellers."

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