On February 8, 2013, at approximately 1115 hours, two suspects entered Hesselbein’s Jewelers, in the Carmel Crossroads Shopping Center and robbed the business of an estimated $200,000 in jewelry.
The two men posed as utility workers investigating a gas leak. They brandished a handgun at store employees and tied them up. The two men then stole an estimated $200,000 in jewelry from the display cases. They fled out the back door.
The store owner was able to free himself and alert law enforcement. Monterey County Sheriff’s Deputies were on scene quickly and conducted a search for the suspects. The suspects were not located and the investigation is on-going.
The suspects were described as Black Male Adults, between the ages of 30 and 40. They were wearing white hard hats, orange reflective safety vests, and tan/brown colored pants.
