5 suspects are needed after they allegedly used a sledgehammer to rob a jewellery retailer in St. Catharines Thursday afternoon.
Niagara Regional Police say the theft occurred simply after 1 p.m. within the Pen Centre shopping center at 221 Glendale Avenue.
Police say 5 folks entered the Griffin Jewelry retailer and used a small sledgehammer to smash a number of show circumstances.
The suspects then took a number of items of bijou and put them into baggage, police say.
St. Catharines jewellery retailer theft Niagara Regional Police Service launch surveillance pictures of the 5 suspects needed in reference to a jewellery retailer theft on the Pen Centre in St. Catharines. (NRPS)
A number of witnesses tried to intervene in response to police, and the suspects have been chased by the mall.
In the course of the chase, police say one witness collided with a mall column and two others have been sprayed with an irritant much like pepper spray.
The 2 individuals who have been sprayed have been handled on scene, whereas the one who collided with the column was taken to the hospital with minor accidents.
The Pen Centre was evacuated for a short while whereas police investigated.
All 5 fled in a silver Honda CRV with an Ontario license plate studying BFZV 946 nonetheless, police say that license plate is registered to a special automobile.
St. Catharines jewellery retailer theft Niagara Regional Police Service launch surveillance pictures of the automobile 5 suspects fled in after allegedly robbing a jewellery retailer on the Pen Centre in St. Catharines. (NRPS)
Police have launched pictures of the suspects however didn’t give any figuring out descriptions.
Any witnesses or anybody with extra data is requested to contact Niagara police or Crime Stoppers.
