Classic smash-and-grab robbery in Bronx robbed of over $2.15 million in 'fine diamond jewelry' while caught on ambitious footage won. Friday robbery, police said.
The foursome ran into Rocko's His Jewelry on Fordham's Webster Avenue, according to officers.
Surveillance video shows the suspect wearing a white T-shirt, black hat, and sunglasses. Instead of him going inside, the man let a gang of robbers inside, the video shows.
A man wielding a hammer while breaking a glass case , officers said other thieves took out trays containing expensive cheap jewelry.
"Once inside the store, the three men used hammers to pry open display cases and took out large quantities of fine diamonds and his jewelry," police said.
Police said the jewels were placed in a bag and the thief fled the location on foot, heading south down Webster Avenue.
The attack lasted about 30 seconds, as security footage shows.