With no witness accounts, no DNA and no fingerprints to go on, detectives had to look for less conventional clues to stop the violent robbers.
The front of the bank was hidden from cameras by the parked cash van. Also obscured was a door right beside the bank's entrance. Puzzled detectives concluded the robbers must have arrived and departed on foot through that other door.The door led to a block of flats and, via a fire escape, to a supermarket car park and a network of side streets. CCTV cameras there picked up the two suspects walking at around the time of the robbery.
In a bid to identify the car, he asked for footage from all traffic cameras with automatic number plate recognition within a four-kilometre range of the bank. DC O'Connell said:"I speak to the manager there, and he's certain that his vehicle hasn't been in London, it's sitting in his dealership and is locked in. He's got the keys at home.
A check on the number plate would show police it belonged to a blue Skoda Kodiaq and that should be enough to allay any suspicion. ANPR cameras showed the car being driven around for an hour after it was stolen, but then it disappeared.Police contacted Skoda headquarters, in the Czech capital Prague, where the company keeps a record of every car it manufactures.
"So, we're thinking, why have they changed the number plates on it again? They haven't just abandoned this car. They've parked it up, they've re-plated it, they must be going to use it again.
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