Crime & Safety
Man Charged In Pair Of Bridgeview Jewelry Store Armed Robberies
Emad Elayyan was arrested in Chicago Ridge on Class X felonies for the robberies of Jawahir and Jerusalem jewelry stores, police said.
BRIDGEVIEW, IL — A 31-year-old man accused of robbing a pair of jewelry stores was ordered detained during a pretrial hearing over the weekend. Both stores suffered substantial losses, Bridgeview police said.
Emad Elayyan was arrested Friday in Chicago Ridge on Class X felony charges of armed robbery with a firearm. Two accomplices are also alleged to be involved.
On July 23, 2023, police said Elayyan robbed the Jawahir Jewelry store at gunpoint, 8454 S. Harlem Ave. Elayyan is alleged to have hit a second jewelry store, Jerusalem Jewelry, 9070 S. Harlem Ave. on Jan. 9.
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Bridgeview police, along with the FBI and Illinois Attorney General’s office, executed multiple search and arrest warrants in the 10600 block of South Major Avenue in Chicago Ridge, where Elayyan was taken into custody.
Elayyan was ordered detained in a pretrial hearing Saturday at the Leighton Criminal Courts Building. His next court date is Sept. 26 at the Bridgeview Courthouse.
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