Queens jewelry store robbery caught on camera

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Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Queens jewelry store robbery caught on camera
Police are hoping this video leads to arrests of the suspects who robbed this jewelry store on Queens Boulevard

REGO PARK (WABC) -- Police are looking for a crew of armed robbers who struck at a jewelry store in Queens, and they're hoping surveillance video will lead to arrests.

The caught-on-camera incident happened just before 2 p.m. on September 5 at a store on Queens Boulevard in Rego Park.

Three men entered the business, and one of them displayed a firearm and discharged one round into the floor.

The suspects then removed numerous pieces of jewelry and fled in a gray BMW X3.

No victims were injured.

Police say one of the men also tried to rob a jewelry store on Myrtle Avenue in Glendale just after noon on August 6.

One person in that store, a 64-year-old man, was pistol-whipped, but he declined medical attention.

No property was taken.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call Crime stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).