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Robbers Flee With Merchandise Worth $100,000 in Yonkers Smash-and-Grab Robbery May 19, 2022 (0 comments)

Yonkers, NY–A smash-and-grab robbery took place at a jewelry store Thursday afternoon.

As per a news report, the incident happened around 5:30 p.m. at Golden Square Jewelry on South Broadway. 

A video obtained by a news outlet shows the suspects wearing hoodies and masks outside the store before smashing the glass windows with sledgehammers. With the windows shattered, the suspects start taking the items from the display.

The report added that one of the owner's son tried to ward off the thieves.

"That's safety glass, that's not easy to come down in one piece," co-owner Ahmed Eltawil said in the news report. ""My son was here. He ran to the window."

The store's jeweler, Jose Bacacela, tried to stop the thieves from getting away.

"These people came here to make a party," he said, as per the report. "These people don't get scared for nobody."

The report added that the robbers took away merchandise worth $100,000.

The police managed to arrest three suspects in the case. The fourth suspect is said to be on the lose. 

Read more  on the incident and watch the video in the entire news report.