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WALTHAMSTOW: Valuable sporting memorabilia stolen

12:21pm Thursday 9th April 2009

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By Jonathan Moyes »


THIEVES stole sporting memorabilia from a picture framing business and art gallery in Walthamstow.

The crooks took pictures of boxing gloves signed by former heavyweight world champion boxer Mike Tyson, a snooker cue signed by former world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan.

They also stole a picture signed by ex-heavyweight world champion boxer Muhammud Ali from Images in Frames in Wood Street.

The burglars struck during the early hours of Monday, April 6, and the police were called at about 1.40am after a passer-by saw the shop window was smashed and heard the alarm.

The theft comes after crooks stole about 75 computers, CCTV cameras and other computer equipment from Iman Technology Networks, also in Wood Street, three weeks ago on Thursday, March 26.

The shop's owner, Elton Weale, 34, said: "The items have a retail value of £3,000. I'm really dissapointed. I've tried to set up a business which will put something back into the community and then this happens. It makes you not want to bother."

If you have information call police on 0300 123 1212.

The break-in comes less than a fortnight after thieves stole 75 computers from the nearby Iman Technology computer shop.