Police: Several Rolex Watches Stolen In Smash And Grab Robbery At Willow Grove Park Mall
WILLOW GROVE, Pa., (CBS) -- Police say several Rolex watches were stolen during a smash-and-grab robbery at a jewelry store in a Montgomery County mall.
At about 7:30 p.m. Monday, Abington Police say three males entered the Precision Watches & Jewelry Store in the Willow Grove Park Mall.
According to police, they went immediately to the Rolex case and began smashing the top with small sledge hammers, which they brought with them and then left behind. Police say the suspects reached into the case and stole several expensive Rolex watches.
While reaching into the case, police say at least one of the suspects cut himself.
According to police, the store owner feared for his employees' safety and fired two shots from a handgun he was licensed to carry into the ceiling and the three suspects ran out of the store.
Police say other than the cut the alleged suspect(s) received reaching into the broken case, there were no injuries.
According to police, the suspect ran into Bloomingdale's ground level and ran out to the parking lot where a Chrysler mini-van had been circling the lot. They jumped into the mini-van and left the lot. Police say the mini-van was located abandoned in close proximity and just off of mall property.
A message on the Willow Grove Park Mall's Facebook page read, in part:
"We thank the Abington Township Police Dept., PA for their quick response to a robbery at Precision Jewelers this evening. No one was injured and the mall remains open until our regular closing time of 9pm.
Willow Grove Park has a zero tolerance policy for any crime or form of disruption in our center, and our top priority is the safety and security of our patrons and employees. We are working closely with APD to assist in their investigation however we can."
Anyone with information is asked to contact Abington Police at 267-536-1100.
