Police: $1M In Gold, Jewels Stolen From Irvington Jewelry Store
IRVINGTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Thieves cut a hole in a wall and made off with more than $1 million in gold and jewels from a northern New Jersey jewelry store, police said.
The heist at M & E 1 Jewelry Inc. in Irvington occurred sometime Sunday night when a hole was cut through the wall of an adjacent furniture store.
The company's president, Ray, said when he arrived at work Monday morning, he found the store's alarm panel on the floor.
"All the wires connected to the panel is cut, at that moment I felt we'd been robbed," Ray said, adding that the alarm system never went off and he is waiting for answers from the alarm company. "The gentleman who handles this is still looking to see what happened."
Ray said display cases and two safes in the back of the store that should be filled with expensive jewelry are now empty. The safes are made of 4 inches of reinforced steel and concrete, News 12 reported.
"Naked, that's the only word I could use for this, naked. I don't have anything," Ray told 1010 WINS' Rebecca Granet. "I never saw anything in my life like this."
Ray is working to rebuild his business and said he will honor any tickets that his customers may have, Granet reported.
Ray said he couldn't get insurance because of the store's location.
"They don't sell you coverage for jewelry in this type of area," he told WCBS 880's Levon Putney.
Ray said he is going to stay open and sell gold-plated jewelry.
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