Cheshire Police Detectives are appealing for witnesses and CCTV footage following a high value auction house burglary in Macclesfield.

In the early morning of Tuesday 16 November 2021, three people wearing balaclavas entered the Adam Partridge Auction House on Withyfold Drive, Macclesfield.

The suspects stole more than 400 pieces of jewellery including gold coins, rings, necklaces, watches and a vast amount of other jewellery related items, valued in the hundreds of thousands.

No arrests have been made at this stage. Enquiries are ongoing. As well as their identities, the sex of the perpetrators are also unknown.

Detective Constable Tom Towe, of Macclesfield CID, said:

"I am asking for anybody with information about the those responsible or the whereabouts of the jewellery to contact the police.

"We have photographs which have been disseminated to auction houses and dealers around the country in order to identify the stolen items, but would also ask local jewellers and pawnshop owners to look out for items matching the above descriptions." "We have carried out a number of enquiries and we are now asking for the public's help. "We are asking for anyone who may have seen the incident, or anyone who has information, to contact Cheshire Police." Mr Towe, formerly of Greater Cheshire West and Chester Area, is now of Macclesfield Criminal Investigation Department's, and is on the case. Anyone with information should call police on 101 quoting incident IML-1133492 or report it via this webpage. Alternatively, information can be passed on to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via this link. You can learn more about Adam Partridge Macclesfield on their Facebook page. See also: Multiple drug arrests in Macclesfield county lines raids Macclesfield: Have you signed up for our Friday weekly newsletter containing each week's top 10 Macclesfield news stories, and one FREE exclusive article? 900 of you have signed up already. Simply enter your email address into the shaded box below. Free from pop-up ads, or unwanted surveys, Macclesfield Nub News is a quality online newspaper which produces 25-30 stories a week for our town. As well as Twitter, you can also find us on Facebook.