Video shows brazen heist of $2 million in jewelry from New York shop

An investigation is underway right into a theft by 4 masked males who overtly broke right into a Bronx jewellery retailer final week and made off with an estimated $2 million value of merchandise, in accordance with the NYPD.

The incident, which concerned 4 males carrying face masks and was recorded by the enterprise’ surveillance digital camera, occurred simply after 2:30 p.m. native time on Friday afternoon. Footage exhibits one man initially standing at storefront door of Rocco’s Jewellery, a retailer whose store is positioned on a busy avenue within the Bronx, steps from Fordham College and down the street from the New York Botanical Backyard.

Within the video, the primary man waits on the entrance earlier than opening the door. He proceeds to carry it open whereas three further males, every wearing darkish clothes, rush into the shop. The trio makes use of hammers to interrupt open show circumstances lining the desk at Rocco’s Jewellery, quickly pulling objects from the cabinets and shoving them into their baggage.

The primary man continues to face within the doorway all through the 45-second video, going through the sunlit avenue the place plenty of persons are seen strolling by. NYPD Crime Stoppers shared the clip on Twitter, alongside a message asking anybody with details about the theft to report it by way of cellphone or direct message. 

Witnesses later urged that the theft had been rigorously deliberate, because it solely lasted a couple of minute, in accordance with CBS New York. Rocco’s Jewellery was closed on Saturday whereas detectives examined the scene, and decided that the collective worth of the stolen items was about $2 million, CBS New York reported. 

Not one of the 4 people who carried out the theft have been recognized as of Sunday morning, nor has NYPD shared further updates relating to whether or not or not they’ve been discovered. For ideas, police are providing a reward of as much as $3,500.