SMASH & GRAB – AVONDALE, AZ

On 10/2/2024, a jewelry store was the victim of a smash and grab robbery. At 7:40 p.m., a juvenile male entered the store and proceeded to the store sales associates. The juvenile male removed a weapon from right pants pocket. Another juvenile male and juvenile female entered the store with a tote bag and the second male smashed two cases with a garden pick. The female and male juvenile began to remove items out of the display cases and into the tote bag. The sales associates were then ordered and escorted to the backroom by the juvenile male with the weapon. All three juvenile subjects then fled the store.

Subject Description: First juvenile male: 16-18 years old, 5’10, 150-160 lbs, black ski mask, black t-shirt, black glove on right hand, dark tan pants, and white shoes.

Second juvenile male: 16-18 years old, 5’5, 150-160lbs, with a humpback stance, red bandana over face, black hat, white t-shirt, long grey shorts, long black socks, black/white gloves, and black shoes.

Third juvenile female: 16-18 years old, 100 lbs, 5’0, black/brown long hair, black hat, black mask, black hoodie, black shorts, short black socks, white shoes, and carried a large beige tote bag.

If you have any information regarding these subjects, please contact the Jewelers Security Alliance at jsa2@jewelerssecurity.org or 212-687-0328.

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