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Queens Home Hit in Daring Daylight Heist – Thieves Dressed as Construction Workers Make Off with $3.2 Million in Jewels
JAMAICA HILLS, QUEENS – A bold daytime robbery in Queens saw a crew of thieves, disguised in bright neon construction vests, break into a home and make off with a safe containing over $3.2 million worth of jewelry. The incident, which occurred on October 16th, just after 2 p.m., is now under investigation by the NYPD.
According to police, the suspects gained entry to the Jamaica Hills-area residence through a back door. Once inside, they swiftly removed a safe filled with high-value jewelry before fleeing the scene in a blue Hyundai Elantra. Fortunately, no injuries were reported, and it remains unclear whether the home was occupied at the time of the break-in.
Authorities have released descriptions of three individuals sought in connection with the sophisticated heist. Two of the suspects are described as males, last seen wearing black sweatshirts, black pants, black sneakers, neon construction vests, white construction hats, eye protective wear, and carrying black backpacks. The third individual, also male, was last observed in a white hoodie sweater, black pants, gray sneakers, black gloves, and was seen operating and exiting the blue Hyundai Elantra.
This audacious theft in Queens occurred just days before a similar, even more high-profile, jewelry heist unfolded across the Atlantic at the Louvre Museum in Paris. In that incident, a group of thieves, also reportedly dressed as construction workers, utilized a cherry picker to access the second floor of the museum on October 19th.
They then cut through a window of the Apollo Gallery and used power tools to breach display cases, ultimately making off with an astounding $102 million worth of jewels, including pieces that once belonged to Emperor Napoleon. The entire Louvre theft took a mere seven minutes, and both the stolen jewels from Paris and Queens remain missing.