Smash-And-Grab Jewelry Theft Sparks Gunshot Reports At Bergen County Mall

Smash-and-grab robbery at N.J. mall jewelry store prompts SWAT response

Police in Bergen County were searching Tuesday for a suspect who shattered a jewelry display case in a smash-and-grab robbery at Bloomingdale’s at the Riverside Square Mall in Hackensack.

Smash-And-Grab Jewelry Theft Sparks Gunshot Reports At Bergen County Mall

The sound of the glass breaking prompted some shoppers to call 911, causing a SWAT response and a lockdown at Bloomingdale's, police said.

Hackensack Bloomingdale's Smash-and-Grab Sparks Gunfire Scare

A hammer-wielding thief stole Rolex watches at a Hackensack, NJ Bloomingdale's, triggering a SWAT response after shoppers mistook the noise for gunshots.