By Miriam Raftery
Photo: Screenshot from surveillance video, courtesy of ECM news partner 10 News
March 16, 2018 (El Cajon) – The owner of Forever Fine Jewelry has suffered a devastating loss after thieves stole $200,000 worth of gold and silver jewelry. A group of nine people, including five men and women with babies, distracted the owner while a woman dressed in black, shown on surveillance video, crawled on the floor to snatch jewelry from display cases and a safe in a back room, 10 News reports.
The owner, an Iraqi immigrant who came here a decade ago,borrowed money from family to start the business and had no insurance for the losses, NBC 7 reports.
The thieves had been in the store on Main Street in El Cajon earlier in the day casing the establishment, then came back at closing time on February 28th for the heist. But they did leave key clues: fingerprints were obtained off the safe.
If you have any information about the identity of the woman shown on the surveillance video, or any other leads on this crime, please contact the El Cajon Police Department.
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