Crime & Safety

Smash-And-Grab Robbers Hit Jewelry Store In Chicago Ridge Mall: Police

Chicago Ridge police said the robbers smashed the glass cases at Kay Jewelers and made off with $180,000 worth of jewelry. Watch the video.

Chicago Ridge police said the robbers smashed the glass cases at Kay Jewelers and made off with $180,000 worth of jewelry. Watch the video.
Chicago Ridge police said the robbers smashed the glass cases at Kay Jewelers and made off with $180,000 worth of jewelry. Watch the video. (Chicago Ridge Police Department)

CHICAGO RIDGE, IL — Armed with a crowbar, two men entered a jewelry store at Chicago Ridge Mall, where they smashed cases and stole jewelry in what police described as a “smash and grab,” police said.

Around 3:47 p.m. June 12, mall security video showed four men entering the Chicago Ridge Mall through the east side Aldi entrance. Police said the four men went into Kay Jewelers, taking $180,000 worth of jewelry. While two suspects smashed a display case with a crow bar, the other stood outside as look-outs.

The four ran and entered a black Chrysler 300 with no front plate, police said. Watch the video.

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Chicago Ridge police are asking anyone who saw the suspects, or may know their identity to call the investigations divisions at 708-425-7831.

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Chicago Ridge police are asking for the public's help in identifying four suspects who raided Kay Jeweler's at Chicago Ridge Mall in a smash-and-grab robbery.
Chicago Ridge police said the four suspects fled in a Chrysler 300.
Chicago Ridge police are asking for the public's help in identifying four suspects who raided Kay Jeweler's at Chicago Ridge Mall in a smash-and-grab robber

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