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Newsweek
a day ago
- Newsweek
Rolexes, Emeralds Stolen in $2 Million Seattle Jewelry Heist
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Four masked suspects smashed through the locked glass front door of a Seattle jeweler on Thursday, making off with roughly $2 million in diamonds, emeralds, gold and luxury watches in a 90-second smash-and-grab. The Seattle Police Department (SPD) wrote in a press release the heist took place around noon in the West Seattle Junction, a popular shopping and dining area. One of the displays the suspects smashed at Menashe & Sons Jewelers held about $700,000 to $800,000 in Rolex watches, while others had diamonds and an emerald necklace, according to the report. Menashe & Sons Jewelers said in a statement posted to Instagram on Friday that none of their customers items were stolen. Newsweek has reached out to Menashe & Sons Jewelers via email Sunday during non-working hours for more information. Why It Matters SPD described the theft as a rapid, organized operation that targeted high-value items and used threats of force to clear staff from the display areas. The latest incident underscored vulnerabilities in retail security during daytime hours and raised public safety concerns in a busy commercial corridor. What To Know Patrol officers responded at about 12 p.m. to a robbery report in the 4500 block of California Avenue Southwest and found that four masked suspects had used hammers to break the locked glass door and then shattered six display cases, according to the SPD. Police said one display case held between $700,000 and $800,000 in Rolex watches, another contained an emerald necklace valued at $125,000, along with a platinum diamond, and two other cases contained a large amount of gold jewelry. Officers reported that one suspect pointed bear spray and a Taser at employees while the others removed merchandise, but no injuries were reported, SPD said. Surveillance video later published by local news outlet KOMO showed suspects breaking into the store and quickly ransacking cases before fleeing in a getaway car that eluded officers responding to the scene. A Seattle Police Department patch is seen on an officer's uniform, July 17, 2016, in Seattle. A Seattle Police Department patch is seen on an officer's uniform, July 17, 2016, in Seattle. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File What People Are Saying Menashe & Sons Jewelers released an official statement on Instagram: "To our valued customers and community. We want to assure you that all customer jewelry and watches are safe and were not among the items taken during the recent robbery at our store. Your trust means everything to us and we are grateful to share this important news with you. As we work to assess, regroup and repair the damage done, Menashe & Sons will be closed on Friday, Saturday and Monday." Josh Menashe, vice president of Menashe & Sons Jewelers, told AP by phone Friday: "We're pretty shook up as a staff. We're gonna be closed for a while." Bret Gibson, an employee at a gym across the street, told local news outlet KIRO: "You could still hear like a lot of breaking glass and banging around and stuff, so they were in there around noon still robbing the store while everyone was on the phone calling the cops." Jim Fuda of Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound told local news outlet KOMO: "They were in for one minute and forty seconds and out the door they went with almost $2 million in equipment." What Happens Next? As of Sunday, the suspects remain at large, with no description of perpetrators of the getaway vehicle involved released. SPD said the Robbery Unit, Crime Scene Investigations Unit, and the Photo and Video Units were all processing the scene and following investigative leads. Anyone with information was urged to contact the SPD Violent Crimes Tip Line at 206-233-5000, with anonymous tips accepted.
Indian Express
2 days ago
- Indian Express
Thieves steal $2 million jewelry in under 2 minutes in Seattle heist
In a major heist that took place at a jewelry store in US' Seattle, thieves smashed and grabbed about $2 million worth of diamonds, gold, luxury watches and other items in a daring midday robbery that took place in under two minutes, police said on Friday. Videos from the West Seattle store surveillance camera shows four suspects with their masks on, entering the shop after shattering the glass front door with hammers and then ransacking the display cases, while stealing all the available and visible jewelry and other luxury items on Thursday. Some of the expensive items which were stolen by the suspects include Rolex watches worth $750,000 held in one of the displays and another display had an emerald necklace valued at $125,000, police said in a statement. NEW: Footage shows masked thieves snatching $2 million in jewelry from a family-owned Seattle store in broad daylight in just 90 seconds. Welcome to a Democrat run city! — I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) August 16, 2025 Workers inside the store were threatened by a masked worker with bear spray and a Taser, however, no one was injured, police said. 'We're pretty shook up as a staff. We're gonna be closed for a while,' said Josh Menashe, vice president of the family-owned store on Friday, Associated Press reported. Menashe said workers finished the cleaning up of the broken glass from the door and the display and were working on assessing the losses on a full inventory. The Seattle police said that they responded to the calls of a robbery at the jewelry store but the suspects had already escaped the store in a getaway car and eluded a search of the area. (with inputs from Associated Press)
Fox News
2 days ago
- Fox News
Masked robbers pull off brazen midday heist at Seattle jewelry store in under two minutes
Four masked robbers executed a brazen midday robbery at a jewelry store in West Seattle on Thursday, leaving with diamonds, gold and luxury watches in less than two minutes that was caught on surveillance video. The thieves threatened the store's staff at Menashe & Sons Jewelers with bear spray and a stun gun after smashing the locked glass front door with a hammer and stealing everything from six display cases in the store. "We're pretty shook up as a staff," Josh Menashe, vice president of the family-owned store, said on Friday. "We're gonna be closed for a while." The displays held an emerald necklace worth $125,000 and around $750,000 worth in Rolex watches, police said. Menashe said the employees were beginning to do a full inventory of the losses after cleaning up the glass. The manager of nearby Industrious Gym said the employees escaped out the back and went to his gym for help. "They came in telling us to call 911," Matthew Strommen told FOX 13. "I was about to start a class. We were like gearing up, ready to go, and then people come in yelling." "I think there was a lot of shock and surprise. I think they heard the smashing glass and thought the worst and took off out the back," said Strommen. "We locked up our doors and had everyone in there until the police showed up." He added, "It was like 11:50 am., I don't think anyone was expecting something like that to happen in the middle of their workday." The suspects escaped in a getaway car before police arrived at noon and no arrests have been made yet. No one was hurt during the robbery. Seattle police are asking anyone with information to call 206-233-5000.
The Guardian
2 days ago
- The Guardian
Thieves steal $2m in jewelry in under two minutes at Seattle store
Smash-and-grab thieves in Seattle made off with an estimated $2m in diamonds, luxury watches, gold and other items in a daring midday jewelry store robbery that took just about 90 seconds, police said on Friday. Video from the west Seattle store's surveillance cameras shows four masked suspects shattering the locked glass front door with hammers and then ransacking six display cases on Thursday. One display held about $750,000 worth in Rolex watches, police said in a statement, and another had an emerald necklace valued at $125,000. A masked suspect threatened workers with bear spray and a stun gun, police said, but no one was injured. 'We're pretty shook up as a staff,' Josh Menashe, the vice-president of the family-owned store, said by phone on Friday to the Associated Press. 'We're gonna be closed for a while.' Menashe said workers finished cleaning up the broken glass and were working on a full inventory of the losses. Police said they responded to the robbery but the suspects had already fled in a getaway car and eluded a search of the area.
The Guardian
2 days ago
- The Guardian
Thieves steal $2m in jewelry in under two minutes at Seattle store
Smash-and-grab thieves in Seattle made off with an estimated $2m in diamonds, luxury watches, gold and other items in a daring midday jewelry store robbery that took just about 90 seconds, police said on Friday. Video from the west Seattle store's surveillance cameras shows four masked suspects shattering the locked glass front door with hammers and then ransacking six display cases on Thursday. One display held about $750,000 worth in Rolex watches, police said in a statement, and another had an emerald necklace valued at $125,000. A masked suspect threatened workers with bear spray and a stun gun, police said, but no one was injured. 'We're pretty shook up as a staff,' Josh Menashe, the vice-president of the family-owned store, said by phone on Friday to the Associated Press. 'We're gonna be closed for a while.' Menashe said workers finished cleaning up the broken glass and were working on a full inventory of the losses. Police said they responded to the robbery but the suspects had already fled in a getaway car and eluded a search of the area.
