Smash-and-grab sledgehammer raid at jewellery store
A number of watches were taken during the incident at K&C Jewellers in Ellon.
Thieves smashed their way into a jewellery store with a sledgehammer during an early morning raid.
Watches and jewellery were taken during the incident at K&C Jewellers in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, on Saturday.
The thieves punched a hole in a window at the Bridge Street store and then reached through a metal shutter to remove the merchandise.
They are believed to have escaped with less than £1000 worth of goods.
A Police Scotland spokesman said enquiries are under way into the theft, which happened at around 4am.