Crime & Safety

Glass-Smashing Thief Nabs $200K In Jewelry From Park Slope Shop: Cops

A man used a sledgehammer to break his way into Glitz Jewelry on Seventh Avenue, according to the NYPD.

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Police are on the lookout for a suspect wanted in connection with breaking and entering into Glitz Jewelers in Park Slope last Wednesday at 3:45 a.m.
Police are on the lookout for a suspect wanted in connection with breaking and entering into Glitz Jewelers in Park Slope last Wednesday at 3:45 a.m. (NYPD)

PARK SLOPE, NY — A man broke into a Park Slope shop with a sledge hammer and stole $200,000 worth of jewelry, according to the NYPD.

The robber smashed his way through the glass front door of Glitz Jewelers on Seventh Avenue between President and Carroll streets about 3:45 a.m. last Wednesday, police said.

Glitz Jewelers wasn't available for comment.

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Police released a photo of the suspect Wednesday morning and asked anyone with information about the crime to contact the NYPD.

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