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Sledgehammer

Pottstown, PA
Police & Fire
Pottstown Man Burglarized NJ Gas Station With Sledgehammer: Police Pottstown Man Burglarized NJ Gas Station With Sledgehammer: Police
Pottstown Man Burglarized NJ Gas Station With Sledgehammer: Police A 42-year-old Pottstown man was arrested and charged with breaking into a gas station in Milford on Thursday, Sept. 11, authorities said. On Monday, March 24,an employee reporting for work found that the Shell gas station at 1050 Milford Warren Glen Rd. had been burglarized in the overnight hours while the station was closed, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson and Holland Township Police Chief Sean Gutsick said. Security footage showed an unknown suspect, later identified as Chad Hefter, breaking the front glass with a small sledgehammer and entering the closed busines…

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by Sam Barron
Greenburgh, NY
News
$1.7M Jewelry Store Theft: Duo Used Sledgehammer To Break Into Hartsdale Business, Feds Say $1.7M Jewelry Store Theft: Duo Used Sledgehammer To Break Into Hartsdale Business, Feds Say
$1.7M Jewelry Store Theft: Duo Used Sledgehammer To Break Into Hartsdale Business, Feds Say Two New Jersey men have been arrested in connection with the violent, broad-daylight robbery of a jewelry store in New York that left customers and employees terrified, federal officials announced. Essex County residents Kevin Williams, 26, and Byron Wilson, 24, both of Irvington, NJ, were arrested and charged in the December 2024 sledgehammer robbery at Tarrytown Jewelers in the Westchester County hamlet of Hartsdale, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Tuesday, March 25.  The robbery happened just after 11 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, at the Westch…

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by Ben Crnic
Hershey, PA
Police & Fire
Hershey Outlet Burglar Caught In Lebanon With $10K In Stolen Jackets, Stolen Car: Police Hershey Outlet Burglar Caught In Lebanon With $10K In Stolen Jackets, Stolen Car: Police
Hershey Outlet Burglar Caught In Lebanon With $10K In Stolen Jackets, Stolen Car: Police A Philadelphia man accused of a multi-state smash-and-grab spree spanning Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey has been arrested after allegedly burglarizing multiple outlet stores, stealing tens of thousands of dollars in merchandise, and driving a stolen car, authorities announced on Tuesday, Feb. 11.  Timothy Eugene Root, 58, was charged with felony burglary, felony theft, felony retail theft, misdemeanor criminal mischief, misdemeanor possession of an instrument of crime, and receiving stolen property, police said. Derry Township officers responded to the Polo Ralph Lauren…

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by Jillian Pikora
Arlington, VA
News
Robber With Twisted Nickname Learns Fate In South Asian Virginia Jewelry Store Heist Robber With Twisted Nickname Learns Fate In South Asian Virginia Jewelry Store Heist
Robber With Twisted Nickname Learns Fate In South Asian Virginia Jewelry Store Heist A Washington DC will spend nearly 20 years behind bars for his role in a violent string of armed robberies with very specific targets in multiple states, federal authorities announced. William Hunter, 28, also known as “Ill Will,” was sentenced this week to 228 months (19 years) in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release following a crime spree that saw him and others targeting South Asian jewelry stores in multiple states up and down the East Cost. The scheme - reportedly led by DC rapper Trevor Wright AKA "Taliban Glizzy -  landed the 15-member crew millions of do…

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by Zak Failla
Bellmore, NY
Police & Fire
Suspects On Loose After Smash-Grab Bellmore Jewelry Store Robbery In Broad Daylight Suspects On Loose After Smash-Grab Bellmore Jewelry Store Robbery In Broad Daylight
Suspects On Loose After Smash-Grab Bellmore Jewelry Store Robbery In Broad Daylight Suspects are on the run after a smash-and-grab burglary at a Long Island store that happened in broad daylight. According to Nassau County Police, the multiple unknown subjects entered Philip Joseph Jewelers in Bellmore, located at 2776 Sunrise Highway, at about 12:50 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22.  They began smashing the glass display cases with sledgehammers and removing assorted jewelry before fleeing the scene in an unknown direction. The investigation is ongoing. Detectives request that anyone with information on the incident contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS or…

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by Joe Lombardi
Westport, CT
Police & Fire
Man Charged In Westport Smash-Grab Jewelry Store Robbery Man Charged In Westport Smash-Grab Jewelry Store Robbery
Man Charged In Westport Smash-Grab Jewelry Store Robbery A Fairfield County man has been charged in connection with a smash-and-grab robbery in which the thieves made off with an unknown quantity of jewels. On Wednesday, May 29, Westport Police arrested 30-year-old Bridgeport resident Javon Thorbourne in connection with the case on Thursday, May 9, at the Lux, Bond, and Green at 136 Main St.  According to Lt. Eric Woods of the Westport Police, on the date of the robbery, employees of the store reported two individuals wearing masks and gloves entered the store with sledgehammers and began smashing display cases.…

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by Kathy Reakes
Arlington, VA
News
Botched Jewelry Store Heist Leaves Would-Be Robbers Empty-Handed In Falls Church: Police Botched Jewelry Store Heist Leaves Would-Be Robbers Empty-Handed In Falls Church: Police
Botched Jewelry Store Heist Leaves Would-Be Robbers Empty-Handed In Falls Church: Police A group of sledgehammer-wielding robbers came away with nothing after targeting a Virginia jewelry store on Friday night, according to officials. Officers from the City of Falls Church Police Department were called to a jewelry store in the 1100 block of West Broad Street after hours on Friday, April 28, where there was a reported attempted armed robbery that went terribly wrong. The incident was reported at approximately 8:10 p.m. on Friday night. Surveillance footage shows a black Cadillac parking in front of the business, with one person exiting the vehicle and using a sledgehammer to b…

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by Zak Failla
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Suspects On Loose After Labor Day Weekend Robbery In Lansdale, Police Say Suspects On Loose After Labor Day Weekend Robbery In Lansdale, Police Say
Suspects On Loose After Labor Day Weekend Robbery In Lansdale, Police Say Two suspects are at large after a store robbery over the Labor Day weekend in Lansdale, authorities said. The masked men entered 7-Eleven on the 600 block of West Main Street around 3:40 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, according to Lansdale police and NorthPennNow. One of the men had a sledgehammer, which he used to break into the gambling machines and steal the cash from inside, police said. Both suspects fled from the scene, police added. No injuries were reported. Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact Lansdale Police Detective Joseph Gary at (267) 642-9422 or at crimet…

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by Nicole Acosta