Police believe they are closing in on the man responsible for stealing $200,000 worth of jewellery from a Christchurch store in October. (Photo \ File)

Arrest warrant issued in 'rooftop raid' of $200,000 worth of jewellery

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Author: Newstalk ZB Staff,
Publish Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2018, 9:32AM

Police are looking for a man believed to be responsible for a Christchurch rooftop jewellery raid.

About $200,000 worth of jewels were taken in the October heist at the Tannery shopping complex.

The burglar, or burglars, stole about 2000 unique rings worth between $50 and $200 each from the La Bu jewellery in the Tannery shopping complex on Sunday morning

Police have a warrant out for the arrest of 42-year-old Craig Murray Shaw, in relation to three commercial burglaries in the Christchurch area.

"I'm just imagining someone did a lot of scoping before they did the crime," Tannery owner Alasdair Cassels told Fairfax back in October.

"If you looked at how they got in and where they got in, they must have known rather well the layout of the shop."

They ripped off a sheet of corrugated roofing iron and broke through the ceiling above an adjacent store before punching a hole through a wall into La Bu.

Police say Shaw should not be approached.