Chicago police are trying to find a six-person theft crew that stormed a West Rogers Park jewellery retailer Sunday night, handcuffing and disarming a safety guard whereas smashing show circumstances and making off with an undetermined quantity of bijou, authorities mentioned.
The six-person staff, armed with at the very least one handgun, barged into a jewellery retailer within the 2600 block of West Devon Avenue at 7:23 p.m., in accordance with the Chicago Police Division. They proceeded to take merchandise from show circumstances earlier than fleeing in a white SUV and a black SUV, police mentioned.
Investigators had been seen inside Regal Jewels, 2625 West Devon Avenue, the place show circumstances had been shattered by robbers wielding hammers. The worth of the stolen jewellery has not been introduced.
An officer who reviewed surveillance footage mentioned it appeared 5 males and one feminine of unknown race had been concerned within the takeover-style theft. All wore darkish clothes, the officer mentioned. A number of wore white sneakers, many wore inexperienced military-style vests, and one wore a gasoline masks, in accordance with the surveillance overview.
In the course of the theft, at the very least one crew member displayed a handgun, police mentioned. The group overpowered the shop’s safety officer and took his firearm earlier than leaving him handcuffed inside the shop, in accordance with a preliminary report.
Police are trying to find two getaway automobiles: a white Dodge Durango with black rims and tinted home windows, and an SUV, presumably a black Audi. Each automobiles fled northbound on Talman Avenue, officers mentioned.
