🚨Six people face federal charges tied to three New Jersey jewelry store robberies
🚨Investigators say the suspects used hammers and other tools
🚨Blood, DNA, surveillance video and cloud-stored photos helped investigators ID suspects
Six people face federal charges in three New Jersey jewelry store “smash and grab” robberies.
There has been an increase in these robberies since the beginning of 2025 across the state, according to U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Robert Frazer.
In most robberies of this type, thieves enter a store, sometimes with customers and employees present, and use hammers and other tools to smash display cases. They grab whatever is inside and take off in less than five minutes. In some cases, the robbers get away with thousands of dollars worth of merchandise…