TAMARAC, FLA. (WSVN) - Jewelry store employees are speaking out about the robber who posed as a customer before fleeing with a gold chain.
The Broward Sheriff’s Office are looking for the robber who entered Nina’s Jewelry & Watch Supercenter along 71st Street and North University Drive to steal jewelry.
“He was bold enough to do that with all the customers in the store there. He just took his time, picked out what he wanted and just made a run for it,” said store owner Prem Mirpuri.
Surveillance cameras captured the scene as the robber tried on the gold chain on Oct. 14 just before 1:45 p.m. and then ran out. He knocked over the owner who tried to block him in the process.
“I was knocked down. He gave me a little bruise but, trying to be a little heroic there,” Mirpuri said.
Joan Katz witnessed the whole ordeal. “I saw them run out, and they could have hurt somebody, but that’s the way life is, unfortunately,” she said.
Employees at the 25-year-old business in Tamarac said that they have never had a situation like this.
“It’s a family business, so everyone knows us. We do it honestly, we do it right, and we make sure the customers are happy,” Mirpuri said.
“It was unbelievable. I mean, unfortunately, they’re a very honest, very, very honest people, and they do beautiful work and reasonable prices, and they have customers for years,” Katz said. “I’m coming here 15 years.”
The ordeal has left Mirpuri more cautious and less trustworthy as he moves forward. “I’m definitely more cautious. You have to be more cautious, more alert,” he said. “The most important part was no one was hurt, so we were fortunate that way and next time, I’m not gonna make a run for it.”
Officials said the subject is 6 feet tall, has a long beard and he wore a gray backpack.
Police believe he may live nearby because he jumped a nearby fence to get away.
Mirpuri is hoping someone recognized the robber.
If you have any information on this crime, call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a $3,000 reward.
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