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Jewelry Merchants Robbed by Masked Men in Illinois

The merchants had been at a private showing.

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2 years ago

October 18, 2021

INSTORE Staff

Jewelry merchants leaving a hotel were the targets of a robbery in Naperville, IL.

Three suspects, who were wearing masks and gloves, took jewelry cases containing merchandise, ABC7 Chicago reports. They left in a van with two other suspects.

A merchant struggled with the assailants and the suspects took the merchandise forcibly, but no injuries were reported, according to the news report.

The crime happened Saturday about 11 p.m. in a parking lot outside a Marriott Hotel. The merchants had been at a private showing.

It’s unknown which direction the van went.

Read more at ABC7 Chicago.

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