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Judi Lynn

(162,397 posts)
Wed Jun 28, 2023, 03:19 AM Jun 2023

A brazen sledgehammer robbery at an upscale jewelry store shocks Mexico City

Three men armed with sledgehammers and hatchets walked into an upscale mall in Mexico City and spent about a minute bashing in reinforced plate glass windows at a luxury jewelry store

ByThe Associated Press
June 27, 2023, 9:15 AM

MEXICO CITY -- Three men armed with sledgehammers and hatchets walked into an upscale mall in Mexico City and spent about a minute bashing in reinforced plate glass windows at a luxury jewelry store, before snatching merchandise and fleeing.

The bizarre scene was captured on video on Monday by bystanders who posted it on social media. It showed the three men whacking away at the windows, while a fourth man, apparently armed and on the lookout, observed them quietly.

In the video, no mall security or police appear to be present on the scene.

Mexico City police chief, Omar Garcia Harfuch, wrote on his Twitter account Tuesday that police had worked through the night on the case and one suspect had been detained.

The mall is located on the edge of the upscale neighborhood of Polanco, which has long been considered relatively safe.

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/brazen-sledgehammer-robbery-upscale-jewelry-store-shocks-mexico-100410039

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A brazen sledgehammer robbery at an upscale jewelry store shocks Mexico City (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jun 2023 OP
Looks like the windows did their best BeyondGeography Jun 2023 #1
Wow. Thanks for posting this. I looked everywhere I could think of, earlier, no luck! Judi Lynn Jun 2023 #2
Of course BeyondGeography Jun 2023 #3

Judi Lynn

(162,397 posts)
2. Wow. Thanks for posting this. I looked everywhere I could think of, earlier, no luck!
Wed Jun 28, 2023, 05:08 AM
Jun 2023

The area is very well lit, too, and the robbers are clearly identifiable for later reference by the cops. They didn't seem shy at all.

Very interesting. Thanks.

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