Westfield Helensvale: Car smashes through glass doors, jewellery stolen

Three men who ram raided a shop at Westfield Helensvale with a stolen Renault Koleos all wore disguises, with one believed to have been dressed in a giraffe onesie.

The doorway where the raiders entered the centre.

POLICE have revealed that three men who ram raided Westfield Helensvale this morning all wore disguises, with one believed to have been wearing a giraffe onesie.

The three men used a stolen Renault Koleos car to smash through glass doors at the northern end of Westfield Helensvale at 4.25am before raiding a jewellery store.

A 40-year-old security guard who responded to the incident was threatened with an item, believed to be a hammer or an ice pick, after chasing one of the raiders around the car.

The guard suffered a minor injury as the raiders fled the centre.

The scene outside the Prouds The Jeweller store after the raid this morning.

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Police will allege the car then drove through the centre and was again used to ram into the Prouds jewellery store, where they stole a “substantial” amount of jewellery.

The car was found dumped in Helensvale a short time later, with The Bulletin understanding the offenders stole another car to make their getaway.

Police are investigating whether this morning’s incident is linked to other recent raids on jewellery shops on the Gold Coast

If you have any information contact Crime Stoppers via crimestoppersqld.com.au