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EVIDENCE
LOG
CASE FILE: APR23-MS/RP036
Incident date: 09-04-2023
Crime: Non-domestic burglary
SENIOR INVESTIGATING OFFICER BRIEFING

This is a high-profile case with a narrow window to gather and analyse the evidence. The CPS want to bring
this case to trial as soon as possible. In order to ensure we meet the CPS’s deadline, we need to ensure that
all evidence collected is effective and strong enough to hold up in court.

Here is what we currently know about the incident:

 The incident took place over the Easter bank holiday weekend, on the early hours of Sunday morning. We believe
between the hours of 05:00 am and 06:00 am
 Due to the bank holiday, the robbery was not discovered until the Tuesday morning (11-04-23). At 08:46am,
owner Ibrahim De Broch made a call to 999 to report a theft on his premises. He mentioned that the place had
been “ransacked”
 At present, there an estimated value of £40 million worth of lost property. This includes a mixture of cash and pre-
sale jewellery, some storage for private clients and some significant uncut gems which were due to be used in
future jewellery production. One of these was a £1.2 million uncut diamond from De Broch, 17 carats perfect
clarity, these are notably some high profile and significant pieces have gone missing.

We believe there are 3 key locations:

 Location 1: The Castle Pub

o We believe that this was where the planning took place
 Location 2: Diamond Exchange
 Location 3: Blackfriars Tube Station
o The dumping ground we think the vehicle was used during the heist

Below is the believed timeline of events:

 As mentioned, we believe that the Castle Pub was the key planning location for the incident, so we need to be
able to tie all suspects to this location.
 We have tracked the planning of the event back three years ago, due to WhatsApp screenshots we have been
able to obtain. It’s thought that due to the pandemic, the gang were forced to start working more remotely.
Unfortunately, as a result of WhatsApp’s encryption service, there are a lot more messages that we are unable to
access. In the screenshots that we do have access to, the suspects use coded messages, which means we do
not have enough to obtain a warrant.
 On the Sunday morning (09-04-23), we think the group met outside the Castle Pub, where they got into an
unmarked van and drove to the rear of the Diamond Exchange where they were able to force their entry into the
premises.
 There was a new security system installed and the owner, Ibrahim De Broch, was not yet comfortable with using
this system. For this reason, the security system wasn’t fully activated and therefore the silent alarm wasn’t
tripped. The storage space filled (on the CCTV system) and due to this reason, we have no footage of the actual
 suspects were able to use a specialist drill bit on the different lock boxes in order to gain access and we think that
72 were hit in total in the main safe room.
 We believe that some or all of the group returned to the vehicle and drove to Blackfriars Station. Here we believe
they ditched the vehicle in a private, long-stay car park which was paid for with cash. Unfortunately, there are no
witnesses who remember anything about who bought the space. The unmarked van was found around 6 days
after the incident, and this was due to the parking permit expiring.

Whilst we are working with a very limited amount of forensic evidence and CCTV, we are confident that there are 4
individuals involved in the gang. In your packs, you’ll find profiles of these individuals which you’ll need to analyse
thoroughly. You’ll also need to deliver an iron-clad case file to the CPS to make sure that the trial is successful,
including looking at the varying strength of evidence to your sergeant.

MAP OF EVENTS
SUSPECT PROFILE ONE: RUSSELL DAVIS
Age: 56 Gender: Male Family: Wife (Marie – divorced) Son (Owen)
Occupation: Worked as a labourer on a construction site close to Blackfriars Bridge and
recently made redundant
Appearance: 5ft8, grey hair

Russell was a troublemaker at school and didn’t finish his studies, leaving school at 15 without any
qualifications. Despite this, he is very intelligent and ‘street-smart’. When he was skipping school, he
was getting involved with gangs and shoplifting. Russell has a long list of previous convictions from
his gang days and has served time in prison for robbery.
Russel worked as a labourer/construction worker and enjoyed his work; he completed a renovation
of the jewellers in question 3 years prior to the heist. Russel has been on and off out of prison for much of his son Owen’s
life, leading to him and his wife divorcing and sharing custody of Owen. Despite this, Russell has a good relationship with
Owen and encouraged him to ask out his now-girlfriend Aoife, who he had met through connections to the jewellers.
He had recently been made redundant so spent a lot of his time drinking. He has reconnected with a couple of his old
gang friends from his younger days, including Connor Redican; they have been known to frequent the Castle pub
according to the regulars, as well as other pubs local to Blackfriars Bridge, near where Russell’s construction site was
located.

SUSPECT PROFILE TWO: CONNOR REDICAN

 Age: 42 Gender: Male Family: Lives alone
Occupation: Works as a self-employed electrician
Appearance: 5ft7, blonde/greying hair

Connor studied hard at school and left with good grades. From there he went on to complete an
electrician apprenticeship. Upon the successful completion of his apprenticeship, Connor became a
fully qualified electrician and worked for a local business as one of their on-call electricians. Despite
performing well in his career and studies, Connor found himself mixing with the wrong crowd and
caught up in several criminal activities. Connor served prison time and as a result of this, was let go
by his employer.
Once out of prison, Connor decided to get back to work but this time, self-employed. Due to being
self-employed, Connor gets discounts to several hardware shop memberships which he uses frequently in his day-to-day
work.
Connor met Russell Davis when they were younger, sharing a connection through the numerous gang members and the
criminal activities in both their backgrounds. They have recently reconnected and have been seen in the Castle pub
drinking together with others.

SUSPECT PROFILE THREE: DAN HARRIS

Age: 32 Gender: Male Family: Mother (Claire)
Occupation: Works as a wedding photographer and delivery driver
Appearance: 6ft2in, medium brown hair, athletic build
Dan Harris studied creative arts and photography at college and went on to work a variety of
different part time jobs whilst trying to promote his own photography business. Dan had to move
back in with his mum, Claire, who is unable to work and relies on Dan financially after an accident
she had a number of years prior.

Dan’s photography business saw a period of success as he was hired to be a photographer for
weddings but due to the growing concerns around the Coronavirus, a lot of Dan’s clients have
postponed or cancelled, leaving Dan without his main source of income. Having to provide for himself and his mother,
Dan now works many jobs to make ends meet, including as a delivery driver, and parcel courier.

Dan’s current financial situation has meant he has been delivering goods to local pubs in and around London. He does
not own his own van, but has access to multiple hired ones through different companies and employers.

SUSPECT PROFILE FOUR: OLIVER REED

Age: 35 Gender: Male Family: Lives with his partner Max
Occupation: Works in technology and security services
Appearance: 5ft6, dark hair
Oliver comes from a privileged background and studied Computer Science at Oxford University.
Once he finished university, he took a gap year and lived in Australia where he met his current
partner, Max. After his gap year, Oliver landed a well-paid job at a global tech company based in
London, which specialises in security systems often found in retail premises.

Oliver and Max ended up moving in together in a spacious flat around London Bridge. Max works for an international
travel and hotel chain which often requires him to travel abroad leaving Oliver at the flat by himself. He met Connor
Redican through a friend of a friend, who recommended his electrical services when Oliver found a problem with his
lighting circuits. Since then, Oliver has frequently used Connor’s services for maintenance and has had him complete
various handiwork jobs around his flat.

Oliver owns a storage unit where additional furniture is stored. Connor has accessed this previously when helping Oliver
move unwanted items from the flat.

ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUALS: Occupation: Student (studies Business

Management with Marketing at university) & works
OWEN DAVIS part-time as bartender
Appearance: 6ft, brown hair
Owen is the only child of Russell and Marie. Russell has
Age: 20 Gender: Male
a good relationship with both his parents despite his
Family: Father (Russell) Mother father being in and out of prison throughout most of his
(Marie) upbringing.

Owen works part time at a bar near his dad’s house so
frequently stays over. He also studies full time at
university and is celebrating his 1-year anniversary with
his girlfriend Aoife, who his dad encouraged him to ask
out. For their 1-year anniversary, they have been to
beautiful remote Glamping site. They both saved some
money from their part-time work and with help from
Aoife’s parents for the holiday.
ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUALS:
AOIFE SMYTH
Age: 21 Gender: Female
Family: Mother & Father
Occupation: Student (studies
Psychology at university) & works
EVIDENCE LIST
1. CCTV images show a white van, matching the registration of the van owned by Russell Davis, driving past the
shop 3 times in a single week before the heist. These images were taken one month before the heist. This route
directly leads to Blackfriars bridge which is a popular route to cross the river Thames to access the South of
London where huge amounts of construction is taking place to regenerate Elephant and Castle.
2. Drill matching the one mostly likely used for the
heist found in the possession of Russell Davis.
This drill is a standard drill that could be used by
most labourers and can be found in most DIY
shops.
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Receipt for an additional specialist drill bit matching
the one used in the heist has been found in
Connor Redican’s wallet. This receipt is from a
DIY shop in Elephant and Castle. This drill bit
fits a semi standard drill that would be used by
most labourers and can be found in most DIY
shops. The receipt notes that the item was paid
for by cash and has no card details. The receipt
part-time as a sales assistant in a jewellery shop in
Hatton Gardens
Appearance: 6ft, Dark brown hair
Aoife is a student studying Psychology at university. She
wants to become a Clinical Psychologist in the future.
Whilst she’s studying, she works a part-time job as a
sales assistant at a jeweller in Hatton Gardens.
She has been working there for the last year and is
close with many of the staff members. She really enjoys
her part-time work. She has a boyfriend, Owen Davis,
who she met on campus at university. They are
celebrating their 1-year anniversary and have been on
holiday to Norfolk, staying in a beautiful remote
Glamping site. They both saved from their part-time jobs
and received some help from Aoife’s parents to go on
holiday together.
shows date 08-04-23, there has been a discount
applied (10%).
4. Button found inside the DIY shop – matches a
shirt owned by Connor. The button is a common
size and colour that can be found on various
shirts from a popular retailer (shop name
inscribed on the button), which has stores
across London.
5. ‘Forensic Evidence for
Dummies’ found in the
possession of Connor
Redican. There is no
indication of whether this
has been purchased
recently as there has been
no receipt for purchase
found.
6. Partial footprint – Size 12 –
Dan Harris and Connor
Redican both wear a size
12. Expert analysis of the
impression says that ‘the
cuts’ or ‘the tread’ of the
shoe are only partially
shown but despite this,
using a footwear database,
 can deduce that it is more than likely to share accessed by hundreds of clients each week.
characteristics from a popular men’s trainer There is no CCTV focused onto this facility.
brand and a standard design style. Size 12 is a
larger than average size for a UK male (which is
currently 10).

7. Jewellery matching the description of what was

stolen from one of the safety deposit boxes was
found in Oliver Reed’s storage unit in a medium
sized bag with zip. Oliver Reed has confirmed
Connor Redican has had previous access to this
unit when he helped him move additional
furniture there. The storage facility is located
under the arches around London Bridge and is

8. Airbnb email receipt for a Glamping site in a remote part of Norfolk obtained from Aoife Smyth which collaborates
her and Owen Davis's story about celebrating their anniversary together at the time of the heist.

9. Pub landlord of the Castle pub has said that he has seen Aoife and Owen drinking with
Russell and Connor leading up the heist. They have been said to be toasting on the last
occasion they were in; they ordered a bottle of prosecco. He is unsure, but this may
have been approximately two weeks prior to the date of the heist. The landlord also
confirmed Dan Harris has delivered goods to the pub on several occasions.

10. Book of handwritten invoice notes and dates for previous work completed by Connor Redican was found in his
house. There were several for Oliver Reed’s London Bridge flat, including rewiring of his attic conversion and
removal services.

11. Russell Davis’s ex-wife has verified his alibi for the Easter Bank
holiday weekend. He claims he spent the evening with his ex-
wife, and that she stayed over with him and watched Netflix. Both
were unsure what programme they watched.