$500K in jewelry stolen by NYC thieves in violent armed robbery
$500K in jewelry stolen by NYC thieves
Police are searching for two men they said stole around $500,000 in jewelry from a Queens location during a violent armed robbery.
NEW YORK – The NYPD is searching for two men they said stole around $500,000 in jewelry from a Queens location during a violent armed robbery.
It happened Wednesday around 2:30 p.m. at Diamonds by Direct in Flushing.
Police are searching for two men they said stole around $500,000 in jewelry from a Queens location. (NYPD)
According to police, the two men entered the jewelry store and once inside, kicked and struck a 79-year-old female employee in the head with a handgun.
The men removed around $500,000 in jewelry before fleeing on foot southbound toward Prince Street, police said.
Police said the two men entered the jewelrystore and once inside, kicked and struck a 79-year-old female employee in the head with a handgun. (NYPD)
The victim was taken to New York Hospital Queens and is in stable condition.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
