Police Investigate Jewelry Store Burglary In Center City
By Diana Rocco
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Philadelphia Police are investigating a burglary at a jewelry store in Center City.
Police responded to the store on S. 19th Street Thursday morning.
An alleged crime fit for TV or the movies -- thieves allegedly drill through walls to break into a jewelry store safe.
It's left store owners in disbelief.
Police say the thieves broke into an abandoned Burger.org store, two doors down from Time & Gold jewelers on S. 19th Street in Center City, and drilled straight through the dry cleaners next door into the jewelers sometime overnight, emptying their safe. The owner of the dry cleaners says she opened up Thursday when she thought she had been robbed.
"They just messed up the computer system, the cash drawer," she said.
Her bathroom wall was open to the building next door and her cash drawer and computer allegedly broken into. She's now left with repairs but it wasn't until police responded around 10 a.m. she found out the jewelry store's safe on the other side of her wall was allegedly emptied.
"Can't believe it. It's my store that's all messed up but compared to the other store, I'm ok," she said.
Police are not saying exactly how much was taken from the safe, but the owner tells CBS 3 it was a very big loss.
Police continue to investigate.
