Police use tape measure to catch robbers

Jewellers targetted in a series of terrifying armed raids are furious after police unveiled their latest weapon in the war on crime - a tape measure.



Police have handed out tape measures so the jewellers can check the height of the gunman holding up their shops.

They have been told to attach them to their doorframes so they can give an accurate description of how tall the villain is as he flees the scene after robbing them.

The move has caused fury among small business owners in the upmarket Cheshire towns of Alderley Edge, Wilmslow and Knutsford who have been robbed of an estimated £1 million worth of jewellery in recent months.