Burglars steal more than $3 million in jewelry from home in Jamaica Hills

JAMAICA HILLS, Queens (WABC) -- Police are searching for the group of suspects accused of breaking into a home and stealing more than $3 million in jewelry in Queens.

The burglary happened in the afternoon on Oct. 16 at a home near 160th Street and 84th Drive in Jamaica Hills.

According to the NYPD, three men dressed as construction workers drove to the home and broke in by forcibly opening a rear door. Once inside, police say the suspects removed a safe that had jewelry with an estimated value of $3.2 million.

The suspects then fled the scene eastbound on 84th Drive in a blue Hyundai Elantra. No one was injured during the burglary.

Authorities are now trying to determine what led up to the burglary. Investigators say that the victim is a jeweler and that the burglary was likely targeted.



Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).



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