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Jewelry worth about half a million dollars was stolen from California On Saturday, thieves made a tunnel under the shop to steal the diamonds and gold kept in the shop.
Arcadia Police are now searching for the criminals who managed to carry out this widespread crime while remaining unknown. This happened just hours before the multi-million dollar heist Louvre Museum in ParisIn which eight “priceless” jewels were stolen in broad daylight.
Arcadia officers became aware of the major theft at 10:45 a.m. after receiving a report of a robbery at the L&Z Jewelry store.
According to a statement seen by police nbc los angelesAPD believes the burglary happened between 7 pm Friday and 10 am Saturday morning. Shop owner Feihong Zhao says the robbers “took everything.”
“When I opened the front door, I smelled burning… I saw that my safe was cut open and there was a hole in the wall,” Zhao said. nbcShe also said she went through the mysterious hole to an adjacent building, where she saw a hole cut in the roof of another business.
Thief Zhao believes they were inside the compound for at least four hours.
Police The statement said the store’s alarm system and cameras had been disabled by the thieves, meaning there was no image of them entering or leaving the store.
“We worked hard, we worked for 13 years, we used all our savings to open this shop,” Zhao said. “We work hard, we work seven days a week, and they just came and took everything we had.
“Be careful, protect your businesses and your property.”
The theft happened just a few hours ago Louvre Museum in ParisThe home of the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo, was subject to an elaborate theme.
Between 9.30 and 9.40 am on Sunday morning, four thieves took eight pieces of the French Crown Jewels within seven minutes.
Criminal entered the building Using a vehicle-mounted mechanical lift to reach the first floor window of the Apollo Gallery. To gain access to the museum, two thieves cut glass panes with disc cutters.
after threatening the guard hold the jewelsThe suspects fled the building before disappearing. Two objects were found near the scene, including a jeweled tiara that had belonged to Queen Eugenie.