A Jersey City, NJ jewelry store owner was pistol-whipped and his employee’s hands bound by robbers who cleaned out display cases and took jewelry and loose diamonds from an unlocked safe on January 6th.
Police describe when arriving at Jarlley Jewelers on West Side Avenue that afternoon they found a 66 year old employee with his hands bound by a plastic zip tie, and the 49 year old owner on the floor bleeding.
The ordeal was described by the store owner who said he was showing loose diamonds to a man that came into the store. While this was going on, another man entered the store and screamed out that this was a hold up. The man looking at ID bracelets then took out a silver gun and hit the store owner in the head while the second robber jumped the counter and tied up the employee.
As the robber holding the gun stood over the store owner, the second man started to stuff a blue bag with any jewelry and loose diamonds he could grab. It’s unclear as to the diamond prices that were ultimately stolen until a full inventory is performed.
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