$15 million jewellery store robbery in Kingston

Jerome Reynolds, Gleaner Writer



Investigators from the Kingston Central Division are probing a robbery at a jewellery store on King Street in downtown, Kingston.



Information from the Constabulary Communication Network (CCN) is that sometime after 10:00 a.m three men posing as customers entered the store.



The men, who were all reportedly armed with guns, then proceeded to rob the establishment.



The CCN says the gunmen robbed employees of cellular phones and money and stole a .38 revolver from a security guard.



The robbers also reportedly took an undisclosed amount of jewellery and other items from the store before making their escape.



The CCN says preliminary information indicates that the estimated value of the stolen items is about $15 million.



jerome.reynolds@gleanerjm.com