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DETECTIVES investigating a multimillion-pound heist at a London deposit-box firm over the weekend were yesterday continuing to sift through evidence at the scene.
At a press briefing outside Hatton Garden Safety Deposit Company, Flying Squad Detective Chief Inspector Paul Johnson said: “There was no sign of a forced entry to the outside of the building. The thieves have disabled the communal lift on the second floor and then used the lift shaft to climb down into the basement.”
He added that the shutter doors had been forced open and detailed some of the equipment — including a heavy duty Hilti DD35 drill worth £3,000 — that had been used to bore holes into the vault wall.
Once inside, the thieves forced open up to 70 safety deposit boxes.
Although Mr Johnson would not give details of the items believed to have been stolen, diamonds, jewellery and gold are thought to form part of the haul.
