BREAKING: Brazen Robbery At Kings Plaza’s Michael Matthew’s Jewelers
Ocean’s Eleven this ain’t.
Two brazen thieves pulled off late-morning jewelry heist in one of Brooklyn’s busiest malls today, making off with a sack full of jewelry and setting cops on the hunt.
A man approached Michael Matthew’s Jewelers (5100 Kings Plaza Mall) on the second floor of Kings Plaza at approximately 10:25 a.m. He pulled out a hammer and bashed open the display case in front of the store’s owner, grabbing the merchandise.
The thief then fled towards the East 55th Street entrance of mall, with the owner and a good Samaritan in hot pursuit. As they approached the doors, the perp swung around and flashed a gun, a police source told Sheepshead Bites.
He then made it through the doors, where he met a second accomplice. The two high-tailed it to the parking deck, where they fled in a white minivan.
Police have not yet made an arrest, and are still pursuing the suspects. No description was available from authorities.
Cops and the store’s owners are still calculating the value of the stolen merchandise.
The store owner suffered minor injuries to his hand from the broken glass. No one else was harmed.
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