Two men are wanted in connection with a violent robbery in Los Angeles County, in which a victim was held at gunpoint and tens of thousands of dollars in jewelry was stolen, officials announced Thursday.  The terrifying incident unfolded on Jan. 11 at around 10:15 a.m. in the 7600 block of Firestone Boulevard in Downey, according to a news release from investigators with the Downey Police Department.   The two suspects, police said, entered Gold…

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Jewelry store owners are speaking out amid a rise in robberies in Peel Region. They say laws need to be tougher, penalties for criminals need to be harsher and police need to do more.

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Police sought the public’s assistance Thursday in locating two men suspected of an armed robbery and kidnapping at a jewelry store in Downey. Officers responded to the 7600 block of Firestone Boulevard, about seven-tenths of a mile west of Paramount Boulevard, to reports of a business robbery around 10:15 a.m. Saturday, where two men believed to be of Central or South American descent asked a representative to view merchandise moments before all…

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Jewelry store owner Shahrouz Ahmed was sitting and working on a laptop near the front of his Mississauga, Ont., store on Tuesday evening, when thieves in a grey Jeep tried to smash their way inside.  The vehicle rammed the exterior windows and metal cage reinforcements at Jannat Jewellers at least three times. The Jeep approached the store at an angle to avoid metal security posts out front, he said. Thieves tried to burst through th…

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Authorities are looking for two men accused of stealing a jewelry store and assaulting an employee at gunpoint in Downey. The robbery occurred on January 11 at around 10:15 a.m. when two armed men entered the Gold Dream Fine Jewelry. Alleged thieves pointed a gun at the seller before boarding and gagging him, according to police. While one of the robbers detained the store clerk, the other man looted the jewelry. Thieves took jewelry, gold and w…

Las autoridades están buscando a dos hombres acusados ​​de robar una joyería y agredir a un empleado a punta de pistola en Downey. El robo ocurrió el 11 de enero alrededor de las 10:15 a. m. cuando dos hombres armados entraron en la joyería Gold Dream Fine Jewelry. Los presuntos ladrones apuntaron con una pistola al vendedor antes de abordarlo y amordazarlo, según la policía. Mientras uno de los ladrones detenía al empleado de la tienda, el otro…

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They're looking for two men charged with robbery and kidnapping in Downey.

An announcement was made on Thursday by the authorities that two males are wanted in connection with a violent robbery that occurred in Los Angeles County. The victim was held at gunpoint throughout the heist, and tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of jewelry was taken. on a press release issued by detectives with the Downey Police Department, it was said that the horrific event took place on January 11 at approximately 10:15 a.m. on the 7600 b…

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