diamond district robbery
Photos show brazen $4M heist at NYC Diamond District jewelry store
A brazen, multi-million dollar armed robbery of a Diamond District jewelry store is seen on new photos released by federal prosecutors Monday – as they urged a judge to imprison...
Girlfriend of Diamond District heist suspect busted with stolen jewelry in her purse
The girlfriend of one of the bandits who swiped $4 million in jewelry from a Midtown store last month was arrested in Connecticut — with one of the stolen diamonds...
Another Diamond District jewelry shop was robbed: cops
A man swiped a diamond watch worth $43,000 from a Midtown jewelry store Thursday, police said. The thief was browsing at the jewelry shop Flawless on West 47th Street near...
Suspect in $4 million Midtown jewel heist nabbed in Florida
One of the three robbers who pulled off a $4 million Midtown jewel heist last month has been nabbed in Florida, officials said Tuesday. Pedro Davila, a Bronx resident, was...
NYPD has identified 2 possible Diamond District thieves
Two of the three bandits wanted for pulling off a brazen $4 million jewelry heist in Manhattan’s Diamond District are known to the NYPD — and investigators believe they've ID'ed...
Diamond District robbers tried to get away in a cab, sources say
The armed robbers who stole an estimated $4 million in jewelry from a store in Manhattan's Diamond District tried to get away in a taxi - but several cabbies refused...
NYPD makes show of force in Diamond District days after $4M heist
The NYPD made a massive show of force in Manhattan's Diamond District on Tuesday afternoon - infuriating a business owner who wondered where the cops were when his store was...
How a dapper crook and pals pulled off a $4M Diamond District heist
Dramatic video released by the NYPD on Monday shows the moment a dapper robber pulled out a pistol during a $4 million heist in a Diamond District jewelry store that’s...
This is the moment armed thieves strike in brazen Diamond District heist
Dramatic new video of the brazen midday holdup of a jewelry store in Midtown's Diamond District reveals the moment an armed trio takes workers hostage. The nearly half-minute of additional...
Cops nab suspected gunman in $2M Diamond District heist
The suspected gunman in last month’s Diamond District heist has been nabbed, authorities said Thursday. Leon Fenner was captured in Maryland on Wednesday night and was scheduled to appear before...
Lovers, diamonds and Uzis: Welcome to the heist capital of New York
The two thieves posed as FedEx deliverymen to get inside the jewelry wholesaler, where they quickly tied up and blindfolded the owner and five workers and scooped up bags full...
'Inside man' traded texts, calls with Diamond District bandit before heist: feds
The inside man busted in the Diamond District heist on Veterans Day exchanged more than 25 phone calls and text messages with the gunman who pulled the stickup on the...
Accomplice arrested in Diamond District heist: cops
Cops have arrested an accomplice in the Veterans Day heist in the Diamond District, police sources said. Rondu Frisby was picked up at his apartment on West 147th Street in...
Cops grilling man over Diamond District heist
Cops were questioning the friend of a jewelry-store owner who was robbed during a Veterans Day heist in the Diamond District, police sources said Monday. Rondu Frisby was picked up...
Diamond District jeweler was targeted for 'double-cross'
The Diamond District jeweler who was robbed this week was targeted because he stiffed another gem dealer who took the rap for him after the victim got into a car...
Rival sent Diamond District heist thugs to 'scare' jeweler
A rival jeweler admitted to cops that he sent the two goons who held up a Diamond District shop at gunpoint — but said the thugs were only supposed to...
Dimwitted Diamond District bandit likely left a 'lot of prints'
The armed thug who made off with hundreds of thousands of dollars in gems and jewelry in a violent Diamond District heist Tuesday may have been brazen — but he...
Diamond District gunman stole $2M in gems and watches
A gunman stormed into a jewelry shop in the heart of the Diamond District on Tuesday and pistol-whipped the owner’s dad before making off with $2 million in gems and...