Jewellery thieves bust through walls of adjacent businesses in Calgary heist
High-end merchandise and cash stolen, neighbouring businesses also damaged in Oct. 12 break-in
Police are looking for suspects after cash and expensive jewellery was stolen during a break-in last week in northeast Calgary.
One or more culprits entered a Monterey Park business at 2220 68th Street N.E. on Oct. 12 sometime between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m., police said in a release.
The thieves then broke through the walls of two adjacent businesses to get inside Sophia Jewellery & Diamonds.
An undisclosed stash of jewellery and cash was stolen.
Several other businesses in the building were also damaged and burglarized, police said.
People looking to purchase second-hand jewellery are asked to be on the lookout for the stolen merchandise.
Anyone with information about the break-in is asked to call police or contact Crime Stoppers.
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