Two Men Rob $500,000 In Jewelry From Downtown Flushing Store: NYPD

QUEENS — A jewelry store in Downtown Flushing was robbed of $500,000 worth of jewelry after two men attacked an employee on Wednesday, police said.

Authorities are searching for the two robbers that assaulted a 79-year-old woman who was working at Diamond Collect by hitting her in the head with a handgun to execute the robbery on Feb. 22 about 2:30 p.m., the NYPD said.

The men fled toward Prince Street after taking over $500,000 in jewelry from the store located at 133-42 39 Avenue, police said.

The 79-year-old was taken to New York Hospital Queens and is in stable condition, authorities said.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or on Twitter @NYPDTips.