Smash-and-Grab Thieves Take Jewelry Worth $1M+

Police say three men took more than $1 million in jewelry from a Jared the Galleria of Jewelry store in Crown Point, IN.

They tossed the merchandise into bags after smashing cases at the store, Nwi.com reports.

Two of the men ran away, dropping much of the jewelry in the process. Forty-year-old Altonio Benson and 19-year-old Darren S. Bell were soon captured by police.

The robbery occurred at about 7 p.m. Friday.

A third man has not yet been caught. He is believed to have fled in a stolen vehicle.

The men were reportedly wearing ski masks and used hammers to smash the cases.

Read more at the Nwi.com