Staff wield chairs against armed robber in Victoria jewelry store theft
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Dramatic video surveillance shows the moment that a robbery suspect entered a jewelry store in Victoria and smashed open display cases, only to be confronted by people inside the shop who quickly grabbed chairs to defend themselves.
Dramatic video surveillance shows the moment that a robbery suspect entered a jewelry store in Victoria and smashed open display cases, only to be confronted by people inside the shop who quickly grabbed chairs to defend themselves.
The incident occurred around 3:45 p.m. Saturday at a shop in downtown Victoria.
The video shows a man enter the store and push his way behind a display case. He then uses a hammer to break open one of the cases, putting items into a backpack.
The owner of the store tells CTV News it's lucky that he and many of his staff, including goldsmiths, were working at the time or things could have been much worse.
Some picked up chairs and at one point even pinned the man to the wall.
Still, the man was able to smash open three display cases, stealing a Rolex worth around $20,000 – as well as several rings worth thousands of dollars.
