Crime & Safety
$39,000 in Loot Taken from Abbott's Coins & Jewelry Tuesday Morning
In an early morning smash-and-grab, three masked suspects took jewelry, coins and silver from Woodward Avenue jeweler.
The is investigating surveillance videos from after three masked suspects smashed the front window Tuesday morning and took $39,000 worth of silver, gold coins and jewelry.
According to Birmingham Police Cmdr. Terry Kiernan, an alarm went off at the Woodward Avenue jeweler around 3:45 a.m. Tuesday. When police arrived, he said the front window had been smashed with a brick, the store had been ransacked and any suspects were gone.
Kiernan said police are assuming the three suspects — seen on the surveillance video with masks and hoodies — are men, though they can't be sure of any other identifying features, including race.
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"They must have known what they're doing," Kiernan said. "They were in and out really fast."
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Birmingham Police Department at 248-530-1865.
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