NEW YORK, NY – Police are investigating a diamond and jewelry store robbery in downtown Flushing where thieves made off with over $500,000 in merchandise, but not before beating a 79-year-old female store employee.
On Wednesday, at around 2:30 p.m., two unidentified men entered the Diamonds by Direct jewelry store inside One Fulton Square and took over a half-million dollars worth of jewelry.
Detectives with the NYPD’s 109th Precinct reported the two men entered the store displaying firearms. One of the suspects punched and kicked a 79-year-old female worker before pistol-whipping her in the head with his gun, causing her to fall to the ground, injured.
The suspects removed more than $500,000 worth of merchandise before fleeing the scene on foot. They were later spotted entering a black Mercedes sedan, and fleeing the area on College Point Boulevard.
At this time, the suspects have not been arrested.
The 79-year-old woman was taken to New York Hospital in Queens where she was listed in stable condition, recovering from injuries sustained during the assault.
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Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or on Twitter @NYPDTips.