Crime & Safety
UPDATED: Robbers Steal $1.5 Million Worth of Jewelry in Heist
Three gunmen staged the apparent robbery on Tuesday afternoon.
Three masked gunmen robbed a person of an estimated $1.5 million in jewelry in an apparent heist Tuesday afternoon in Santa Monica. At least one of the gunmen had a gun.
The robbery occurred in an alley near Wilshire Blvd. and 21st St. around 2:30 p.m. After approaching a person who was inside a red Prius, the gunmen smashed the vehicle's front windows, obtained the jewelry and fled in a silver or gray Nissan.
No injuries have been reported.
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This article was updated at 4:29 p.m.
City News Service contributed to this report.
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