These robbers have mastered the act of stealing within seconds. In a viral video, robbers were seen robbing Rocco’s Jewelry shop in New York, and the robbery lasted for just 22 seconds.
According to reports, they made away with $2 million in jewelry via Vlad;
Authorities are searching for four masked men who robbed a Bronx jewelry store for over $2 million in merchandise in just 22 seconds.
The brazen robbery happened last Friday around 2:30 PM when the four suspects entered the storefront door of Rocco’s Jewelry. One of the men holds the ddor while three others come in equipped with hammers to break open displays and pull items from the shelves.
“Witnesses later suggested that the robbery had been carefully planned, as it only lasted about a minute, according to CBS New York. Rocco’s Jewelry was closed on Saturday while detectives examined the scene, and determined that the collective value of the stolen goods was about $2 million, CBS New York reported.”
As of Monday, none of the four suspects have been identified.
Here is how they get rid of the items.
Once items are stolen, there are several ways to sell them — all extremely easy and with little regulation and monitoring from law enforcement, experts said. Most items grabbed in such cases have no serial numbers, making tracing them almost impossible, Eliadis said.
“It is incredibly easy to sell stolen merchandise online through e-commerce platforms,” Buel said. “E-commerce has really taken off as the place to sell stolen goods.”
Other thieves don’t need to sell their stolen goods on Craigslist or eBay. They can also use flea markets, pawn shops and street vendors. Thieves can sell expensive items at slashed prices, meaning there’s no shortage of buyers, Eliadis added.
The result is a ruthless cycle that affects everyone, Eliadis said. Some affected stores will shut down or relocate. And retailers plagued by thefts see their insurance rates and private security costs increase — costs that eventually get passed on the customer.
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