{"id":362758,"date":"2023-08-31T02:43:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T02:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/08\/31\/masked-robbers-pepper-spray-us-jewelry-store-owner-in-500000-heist\/"},"modified":"2023-08-31T02:43:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T02:43:00","slug":"masked-robbers-pepper-spray-us-jewelry-store-owner-in-500000-heist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/08\/31\/masked-robbers-pepper-spray-us-jewelry-store-owner-in-500000-heist\/","title":{"rendered":"Masked Robbers Pepper Spray US Jewelry Store Owner In $500,000 Heist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" id=\"ins_storybody\"><!-- \n\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"sp-cn ins_storybody\" id=\"ins_storybody\">--><\/p>\n<div class=\"ins_instory_dv\">\n<div class=\"ins_instory_dv_cont\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Masked Robbers Pepper Spray US Jewelry Store Owner In $500,000 Heist\" alt=\"Masked Robbers Pepper Spray US Jewelry Store Owner In $500,000 Heist\" id=\"story_image_main\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-08\/jtvf5rhg_jewels-on-lake_625x300_31_August_23.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"ins_instory_dv_caption sp_b\">The smash-and-grab robbery left the store owner terrified.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A group of three thieves armed with hammers conducted a bold smash-and-grab robbery at a California jewellery store. They managed to escape with approximately $500,000 worth of jewellery in the daring robbery. The gang of criminals also assaulted the store owner.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/local-news\/smash-and-grab-burglars-steal-over-500000-worth-of-jewelry-from-pasadena-shop\/\"><em>KTLA News, <\/em><\/a>Sam Babikian, the owner of &#8216;Jewels on Lake&#8217; in Pasadena, California, stated that three masked men wearing gloves entered his store at approximately 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday and pepper sprayed him during the destructive robbery.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Babikian said that the robbers assaulted him as he was in the process of opening the front door of the shop.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/world-news\/mob-of-almost-50-steals-up-to-100-000-in-merchandise-from-los-angeles-store-4299144\"><strong>Also Read | Mob Of Almost 50 Steals Up To $100,000 In Merchandise From Los Angeles Store<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As soon as I opened the door, I got pepper sprayed right in my eye, my throat, and my mouth. I couldn&#8217;t see anything. Then all I could hear was smashing and grabbing,&#8221; he told the TV outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Pasadena police received reports of the break-in around 1:47 pm at the Jewels on Lake store on the 400 block of Lake Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>According to the news portal, images from the scene show shattered display cases throughout the shop as empty jewellery trays and holders lay scattered on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>However, Mr Babikian successfully reached a concealed panic button within the shop, effectively calling the police for help.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Babikian told the news outlet that he&#8217;s thankful no one was seriously injured.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Most of my merchandise is gone,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Most of the showcases are empty. This one hurts. I&#8217;m very grateful they did not harm me; they did not fight. Thank God that nothing happened to me and I&#8217;m still alive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/world-news\/masked-robbers-pepper-spray-us-jewelry-store-owner-in-500-000-heist-4344002\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] The smash-and-grab robbery left the store owner terrified. A group of three thieves armed with hammers conducted a bold smash-and-grab robbery at a California jewellery store. They managed to escape with approximately $500,000 worth of jewellery in the daring robbery. The gang of criminals also assaulted the store owner. According to KTLA News, Sam [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":362759,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[3096,430263,430265,430266,837,430264,430262],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362758"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=362758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362758\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/362759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=362758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=362758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=362758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}