subject: Seventeen Year Old Jewellery Thief Caught. [print this page] In Vancouver there is an ongoing search for three suspects accused of committing a robbery in a jewellery store.
Some officials involved in the search have stated that the robbery happened in Montecristo jewellers at 8.30pm when a man came into the store posing at first as a regular customer.
Two other men meanwhile assaulted the security guard standing outside the shop and began using pepper spray. The man posing as a shopper then unveiled a gun and demanded that staff began opening the safes where the jewellery was kept.
The police have reported that a few shots were also fired inside the store.
The three men then fled the shop with the jewellery and made away in a waiting car which incidentally was also stolen. The car is said to be a 1993 Red Plymouth Grand Voyager, the car was driven by a fourth person. The three suspects got away but one 15-year-old male, was arrested outside the mall.
The store security guard and a member of staff, luckily nobody else was injured in the siege.
Police have said that the suspect comes from Surrey originally, and he will now face charges of possession of stolen property, assault with a weapon, possession of a restricted firearm and others.
The youth is being held in custody at the moment and is due to appear in court on October 4thto answer the charges brought against him.
Police officers have issued an alert with a description of the vehicle used in the getaway and only a few days ago the vehicle was discovered in southwest Vancouver.
The search is still on for the other culprits involved in the robbery and police are hoping that the 17 year old suspect will be of help in tracking them down.
by: Clare Westwood
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