Crime & Safety
Brooklyn Jewelry Heist Nets Nearly $7K In Broad Daylight
Surveillance video shows the suspects casually browsing jewelry in the store moments before pulling off the theft, police said.
BROOKLYN, NY — Police are hunting two women who swiped more than $6,000 in jewelry from a Prospect Heights boutique in broad daylight, cops said.
Investigators say the theft happened around 5:10 p.m. Wednesday at Specific Gravity, a jewelry store located at 613 Vanderbilt Avenue, between Bergen Street and St. Marks Avenue. The store features a curated selection from artists in the Brooklyn Metal Works community, including sculptural fine jewelry and modern, conceptual designs.
Surveillance footage released by police shows the pair browsing inside the shop before removing several pieces of jewelry from a display case valued at more than $6,000, authorities said.
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Police said one of the women distracted a store employee while the other reached into a display case and grabbed the jewelry. The pair then took off on foot in an unknown direction, according to authorities.
No injuries were reported.
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The NYPD released images of the two suspects and is asking the public for help in identifying them. Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Tips can also be submitted online at NYPD Crime Stoppers or via X at @NYPDTips.
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