Thieves Try to Tunnel Into Jewelry Store in California

Prathaan, iStock

Burglars attempted to tunnel through other businesses into a jewelry store in Los Angeles, police said.

The incident happened at about 2 a.m. Monday at Denny Lesser Jewelry in the Chatsworth neighborhood, KTLA-TV reported. The would-be thieves left with nothing after the owner, who was on-site, alerted police.

A salon owner told KTLA that the suspects were “making a tunnel from store to store until they reach the jewelry store.”

Two suspects reportedly used a sledgehammer to break through six walls belonging to three businesses.

Lesser told Fox 11 he was doing some repair work when he came face-to-face with one of the suspects, who became frightened and ran away.

VMSD Staff

Drawing on more than 125 years of history serving the retail design market, VMSD magazine provides retail professionals with the most up-to-date, innovative retail design ideas and industry news through its industry-leading magazine, website, social media channels and bulletins.