February 28, 2010

How not to rob a jewelry store

From the Philadelphia Inquirer:
Thieves take jewelry, leave child at Phila. store
A couple of thieves made off with expensive jewelry during a heist on South Street yesterday afternoon, but had a loss police said was priceless. As the duo fled, they left a 4-year-old boy behind, said Sgt. Ray Evers, a Philadelphia police spokesman.

The three entered Platinum & Ice Jewelry in the 600 block of South Street about 3:30 p.m. and the man and woman asked to see rings, police said. When the clerk turned his back, the couple grabbed thousands of dollars worth of jewelry and dashed out the door. The clerk gave chase and the male robber slashed at him with a knife. The boy was left behind. Police put the boy in the custody of the Department of Human Services.
The child is probably a lot better off without these two... Posted by DaveH at February 28, 2010 1:15 PM