Police Release Photo Of Woman Wanted For Questioning In Brooklyn Smash-And-Grab Jewelry Robbery
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police have taken to social media in their hunt for a woman wanted for questioning in the smash-and-grab robbery of a jewelry store in Midwood, Brooklyn earlier this month.
Investigators believe the woman may have helped two men get inside and rob the store.
This female is wanted for questioning re Jewelry store robbery on Coney Is Ave. Call #800577TIPS. #Ditmaspark #70pct pic.twitter.com/iZr6RgZru4
— NYPD 70th Precinct (@NYPD70Pct) December 17, 2014
On a surveillance video, the woman is seen browsing the display cases in the store. As she is leaving the shop, she is seen holding the front door open, allowing the robbers to enter, police said.
The door is kept locked and requires a buzzer for entry, so investigators suspect she may have been working with the robbers, CBS2's Ilana Gold reported.
The woman is wanted for questioning, police said.
Once inside the shop, one robber pointed his gun at customers and the person behind the counter while the other smashed open a jewelry case, grabbing everything he can get his hands on.
The robbers got away with roughly $250,000 in gold.
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The crime has put workers at nearby businesses on high alert and are paying close attention to who is walking in their front doors.
"Think about it. What would you do in that position? How would you feel?" Razvi-Punjab said.
Business owners said they are afraid these robbers will target them too.
"My family works here and across the street. God forbid something happens to them," nearby worker Ab Razvi said.
"I hope they get caught, bottom line," Mustafa Razvi-Zaitoon said, who works at a neighboring meat sore.
"This is a really nice neighborhood. We have all communities here, it's not supposed to be like this," Khan Farooq, who is a merchant in the area, told Gold.
Businesses tell CBS2 police have stepped up patrols in the area. Wanted signs have also been posted all along Coney Island Avenue.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips to the Crime Stoppers' website or by texting their tips to CRIMES (274637), then enter TIP577.
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