$20 million worth of jewelry stolen from DTLA store
Thieves tunnel into DTLA jewelry store
The owners of a jewelry store said thieves got away with millions of dollars in merchandise.
LOS ANGELES - Roughly $20 million worth of jewelry was stolen during a brazen heist from a store in downtown Los Angeles.
What we know:
The burglary happened at Love Jewels on the 500 block of South Broadway around 10 p.m. Sunday.
The owners say the thieves used a vacant building next door to enter their shop. They cut through a 3-foot brick wall then tunneled their way into the jewelry store and cleaned out two safes.
The son of the store owner said the thieves also clipped the wires of their security system, so no footage was recorded.
Millions of dollars of jewelry stolen
Brazen thieves cut through a brick wall and made their way into a downtown LA jewelry store, stealing millions of dollars worth of jewelry.
What they're saying:
"It took over 20 years for my father to accumulate all that and overnight it was all taken. Mostly just gold, chains, we specialize in gold, so chains and bracelets. And especially with gold today, it's at an all-time high. It's a bad hit. I was telling them let's get out of the business," the owner's son told FOX 11.
They believe it took the thieves about a week to cut through the wall, then worked overnight Sunday into Monday morning to complete the burglary.
What we don't know:
The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the case. It's unclear how many people were involved in the heist. No suspect description was provided.