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She was the last line of defence but these dramatic pictures prove how a little old lady was no match for armed robbers as they staged a daring gems raid. The elderly woman in her 80s shuffled towards the gang and waved her walking stick at one of them after she spotted them looting a jewellery store of Rolex watches. But as the brave OAP attempted to thwart the robbery the burly masked hoodlum turned to her as she stood in the entrance of the shop then stood over her waving a samurai sword in her face. Raid: CCTV shows gang of armed men entering Fraser Hart jewellers in Rochdale armed with a crowbar an axe and a Samurai sword As she retreated a few paces the robber then towered over the woman telling her to 'butt out' before the gang fled the store clutching a booty worth at least 200,000. The old woman could only look on helplessly as the gang barged past her during their escape. Pictures of the dramatic raid at Fraser Hart Jewellers in Rochdale, Greater Manchester emerged as five men began jail terms totalling over 32 years over 20 raids in which jewellery worth 1.8m was stolen. One officer said: 'She was [an] extremely brave old lady to confront those men but we would never recommend anyone to do what she did. The moment dognappers stole nine puppies from two pet stores by stuffing them in suitcase Notorious 'James Bond' gang caught on camera breaking into luxury home before cutting off surveillance video and alarm 'She obviously suspected these people were up to no good but thankfully she did retreat when one of the robbers told her mind her own business. We're thankful she wasn't injured at all although it must have been very shocking for her.' The robbery occurred at 10.30am on July 7 2010 when the three masked men forced the security door of the shop on Yorkshire Street then used a crow bar to break the display glass at the front of the store and stole a number of watches. The unnamed pensioner was believed to be on a shopping trip when she noticed the robbery taking place. Gang: From left, replica breitling watches, Dale Fitzpatrick and Philip Clarke were all jailed for their part in the raid in Rochdale. They had snatched a haul worth around 200,000 from the jewellery shop She tried to intervene and one of the offenders waved the sword in her face and hit the weapon against the window of the shop in attempt to frighten her away. The gang escaped in an Audi getaway car stolen from a house. Police captured the gang after linking them to a number of raids in which they used stolen cars to target high street jewellers. The gang would often arm themselves with weapons such as crowbars and swords to attack the jewellers during busy trading hours while members of the public were shopping, using balaclavas to disguise themselves. In August 2010 they struck at the Humberstones Jewellers in Blackburn, Lancs using weapons to force open the door and smashing the display units with crowbars. They then put up to 80,000 worth of replica watches uk into black bags before fleeing in a stolen car. The following day, four expensive motorcycles worth up to 13,500 were stolen during a burglary at the Manchester Motorcycle Centre on Manchester Road, Altrincham. In another raid the gang burst into David Robinsons the Jewellers in Altrincham, during which a stolen Volvo was used to ram raid the shop before staff were threatened with crowbars and sledgehammers. A large amount of valuable watches were stolen. The gang were arrested in September 2010 after they raided a hair and beauty salon in Stockport not realising it was under police surveillance. At Minshull Street Crown Court, Manchester, Dale Fitzpatrick, 28, of Seymour Avenue, Clayton, Manchester was jailed for ten years after he admitted conspiracy to rob and burgle and asked for 49 burglary offences to be consideration.