Brazen Burglar Steals $1 Million Worth Of Jewelry From Queens Store
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A million dollar jewelry heist right out of the movies is under investigation in Queens.
Police say around 5 a.m. Thursday, the cat burglar cut a hole through the roof of the store in Corona on Junction Boulevard near 38th Avenue.
He spent about four hours inside, going through display cases and stealing $1 million worth of jewelry before leaving the same way he came in.
The break-in was discovered when the store's managers reported for work an discovered the hole in the roof, sources tell CBS2.
The incident is under investigation by the NYPD's Major Crimes Unit.
