TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police are hunting for three persons who carried out a smash-and-grab robbery at a jewelry store in Shibuya Ward on Saturday, reports NHK (April 30).
At around 8:00 p.m., the three male suspects entered accessories store Monte Carlo in the Jingumae area of Omotesando and wielded at least one knife in front of a male clerk, aged 26. “Hand over the money,” one of them said.
In addition to taking cash from a register, the trio used what appeared to be hammers to smash showcases and steal necklaces and other items. They then fled with property valued at several hundred thousand yen.
There were no customers inside the store at the time, police said.
All three of the suspects wore ski masks and black clothing. After leaving the store, they entered a white passenger vehicle that departed the scene to the east.
Police are seeking the whereabouts of the trio on suspicion of robbery.
