A jewelry store burglary at Lambros Goldsmith in Annandale, Virginia, cost the shop about $2 million in jewelry, owner and jeweler Lambros Magiafas told Annandale Today in a report published Oct. 23. Three men broke into the store at 7137C Little River Turnpike at about 5 a.m. on Sept. 28, and Magiafas says he found out from his alarm company while he was at his other store in Alaska.
Surveillance video shows the three men in masks and black clothing breaking the glass door with a hammer, smashing the display cases and stuffing jewelry into bags. The store sells one-of-a-kind pendants, bracelets, earrings, necklaces and rings that Magiafas designs and makes in his workshop at the back of the shop. The car the suspects used was later found in southeast D.C., and police say it was stolen and carried stolen plates.
The part every jeweler should sit with is the insurance. Magiafas says his coverage won’t pay for the stolen jewelry. Only the pieces in his safe were covered, and the burglars never broke into the safe. He also says the police response fell short: the Mason District station a couple of minutes away told him it wasn’t their area and to call the Franconia station, and it took officers more than half an hour to arrive. A Fairfax County police spokesperson told Annandale Today that detectives are actively investigating and the case is ongoing, though the department hasn’t put out a public call for tips…