The owner was attacked.
A Brooklyn jeweler was robbed of $800,000 in merchandise and cash by men wearing construction garb, AM New York reports.
The 67-year-old owner of Court Street Jewelers was attacked during the robbery and suffered a wrist injury as well as a cut to the head, authorities said.
Police said three men went into the store at around 5 p.m. May 25. They had a gun, but it’s not yet known whether they used it.
Another man waited outside and served as a lookout, the New York Post reports. He wore white disposable painer’s overalls.
Police are still looking for the culprits.
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