Thieves drill through wall of Calif. store, make off with $1 million in jewels
By APThursday, February 25, 2010
CA thieves make off with $1 million in jewels
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. — Authorities say thieves drilled through the wall of a San Juan Capistrano jewelry store, dismantled the security system and made off with a safe filled with up to $1 million in jewels.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department says the robbery happened either late Tuesday or early Wednesday at Mission Jewelers.
Thieves tunneled in through the shared wall of a vacant shop next door and left through the back door of the jewelry store, after taking apart a metal security gate.
Investigators say it probably took more than one person to move the 1,000-pound safe.
Authorities gathered some evidence at the scene as well as surveillance video.
Information from: Los Angeles Times, www.latimes.com
