Police Issue Photos Of 2 Suspects In Madison Avenue Tourneau Robbery
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police on Wednesday released surveillance images of two men wanted in connection with a violent robbery at the Tourneau jewelry store on Madison Avenue.
A third suspect was apprehended shortly after the incident and has been charged.
"Upon entering, one of the males fired one shot from a semi-automatic handgun into the floor," NYPD Chief of Manhattan Detectives William Aubry said Tuesday. "The other two males, armed with hammers, began smashing display cases, and removed several Rolex watches, placing them into duffel bags."
Afterward, one of the suspects fired a shot in the direction of a store employee, police said.
"Two shots were fired, but luckily, nobody got hit," said store clerk Ismaili Torres.
The three suspects fled out the front door, running east on 53rd Street.
Two of the suspects were also wearing black fedoras. One of the hats wound up in a police investigator's hand after a suspect lost it while running away.
The suspects likely did not count on officers in plainclothes nearby. They chased the suspects on foot, and caught up to one of them on Park Avenue.
The suspect who was apprehended – Omar Rawlins, 18, of Brooklyn – has been charged with robbery, police said.
The other two suspects seen in the surveillance images remained at large Wednesday night.
Investigators said one of the suspects is dark-skinned and very heavy-set, and the other is also dark-skinned with a medium build.
Anyone with information in the incident was asked to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS, log onto the Crime Stoppers website, or text tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and enter TIP577.
