Robbers took $800,000 in jewelry from a retailer in The Bronx, NY, and attacked store workers with bear spray.
A group of 10 robbers entered Revel Jewelers at around 7 p.m. Wednesday, the New York Post reports.
Police said one of the thieves flashed a gun. Another reportedly attacked store employees with bear spray. Scroll down to watch a news video about the crime.
Six workers were in the store at the time of the robbery, according to police. They were taken to the hospital for treatment following the incident.
The suspects broke glass cases and put jewelry into bags before fleeing, police said.
NBC New York quoted witness Nicholas Lassi saying that “people were coughing and covering their eyes” due to the bear spray.
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“They were messed up pretty bad. Eyes were puffed up, seemed like they got sprayed head-on, in the face,” he said.
Honoring a Legacy: How Smith & Son Jewelers Exceeded Every Goal With Wilkerson
When Andrew Smith decided to close the Springfield, Massachusetts location of Smith & Son Jewelers, the decision came down to family. His father was retiring after 72 years in the business, and Andrew wanted to spend more time with his children and soon-to-arrive grandchildren.
For this fourth-generation jeweler whose great-grandfather founded the company in 1918, closing the 107-year-old Springfield location required the right partner. Smith chose Wilkerson, and the experience exceeded expectations from start to finish.
"Everything they told me was 100% true," Smith says. "The ease and use of all their tools was wonderful."
The consultants' knowledge and expertise proved invaluable. Smith and his father set their own financial goal, but Wilkerson proposed three more ambitious targets. "We thought we would never make it," Smith explains. "We were dead wrong. We hit our first goal, second goal and third goal. It was amazing."
Smith's recommendation is emphatic: "I would never be able to do what they did by myself."
