A wild smash-and-grab at a Park Avenue jeweler earned a thieving trio more than $500,000 worth of high-end goods over the weekend, according to police -- and the straight-out-of-a-movie scene was captured on surveillance cameras.
Newly released video of the 3:30 a.m. Saturday heist at Cellini Jewelers (460 Park) shows the dramatic entry, with the trio using sledgehammers to blast through the door, shattering glass everywhere, and forcing their way into the midtown Manhattan store. The thieves allegedly took gold, diamonds, watches — anything they could get their hands on.
A full inventory of the stolen items is pending, but police say the estimated value is more than $500,000.
The robbery took less than a minute. Cops said the robbers were seen on security camera footage running to a waiting car, then taking off. No injuries were reported and no other details were available Monday.
Detectives from the NYPD Major Case Squad were at the store early Monday hoping to locate witnesses and more surveillance video that could aid in tracking down the robbers. Crime statistics showed that burglaries in the area in 2022 are up more than 10 percent compared to the previous year.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
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