US EditionThieves Steal Millions From El Monte Jewelry Store by Breaking in Through Roof | News Channel 3-12
- Thieves broke into Meza's Jewelry in El Monte overnight, stealing more than $1.5 million in jewelry by cutting holes into the roof and opening safes.
- This heist followed a prior 2023 smash-and-grab attempt when suspects used bear spray on employees, showing a pattern of targeted attacks on the store.
- Suspects cut internet and surveillance equipment, took the store's DVR, disabled alarms that sounded around 9 p.m., and stayed inside until about 5:40 a.m.
- Israel Meza reported that the safe boxes had been left open and that the thieves also removed the security cameras and the DVR, resulting in the loss of all their valuable jewelry accumulated through hard work overnight.
- Authorities are investigating several individuals suspected of being part of a professional theft group responsible for a series of burglaries targeting jewelry shops throughout various communities in Los Angeles County, with Meza's store lacking insurance coverage for the stolen items.
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San Gabriel Valley TribunePolice search for suspects in $1.5 million jewelry heist at El Monte store
Police are searching for multiple suspects accused of stealing more than $1 million of jewelry from a family-owned store in El Monte over the weekend. Owner Rosanna Meza’s brothers arrived to open Meza’s Jewelry on Sunday morning when they saw both safes in the store had been opened and the majority of the store’s inventory was gone. Meza estimates the burglars stole about $1.5 million in jewelry, including 14 karat gold and diamond pieces. All …
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