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Armed Robbery At Jewelry & Pawn Store In S Romania

Four individuals, wearing hoods and carrying guns and swords, broke into a jewelry and pawn store Monday, in Calarasi, southern Romania, and managed to make off with eight kilograms of jewelry while holding an employee at gunpoint.
Armed Robbery At Jewelry & Pawn Store In S Romania
14 sept. 2009, 15:19, English

According to the local police inspectorate, the four culprits broke into the store on Monday, around 1 p.m., hit and threatened to kill one of the employees and managed to scoop up the cash and jewelry and fled the scene.

The employee, however, managed to press the panic button and, within seconds, the store manager came out from a back room and fired a few shots, injuring one of the four culprits, who eventually dropped the gun.

The store manager and the employee said the four made their getaway in a BMW with Polish license plates.

The employee received medical care on the spot and does not need hospitalization.