Loose Diamonds Robbery
Robbers barged into a Jersey City, NJ jewelry store tying up and employee and pistol whipping the owner on January 6th. The burglers managed to get away with jewlery from several display cases as well as loose diamonds which were stored in an unlocked safe.
Police describe when arriving at Jarlley Jewelers on West Side Avenue that afternoon they found a 66 year old employee with his hands bound by a plastic zip tie, and the 49 year old owner on the floor bleeding.
The ordeal was described by the store owner who said he was showing loose diamonds to a man that came into the store. While this was going on, another man entered the store and screamed out that this was a hold up. The man looking at ID bracelets then took out a silver gun and hit the store owner in the head while the second robber jumped the counter and tied up the employee.
While the gunman stood over the owner, the other robber began stuffing jewelry into a blue bag. The pair then ran away, perhaps heading south on West Side, reports said. The proprietor was taken by ambulance to the Jersey City Medical Center for treatment of the cut above his left eye, reports said.
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