Dallas jewelry robbery: Police seek suspects in smash and hold

DALLAS – Cops are looking for a group of suspects in a hit-and-run Far East Dallas jewelry business.

What we know: The video shows four suspects smashing the jewelry store windows of Joyeria Princesa, a jewelry business located inside El Rancho Supermercado at Gus Thomasson and Ferguson Roads, on Sunday afternoon.

In the video, the suspects spent less than 30 seconds grabbing gold chains and other jewelry. The store owner said one of the chains that was stolen was worth $15,000.

Three of the suspects were wearing masks at the time, one was not.

Store owners say there is another video they have not released that shows a possible fifth suspect working as a lookout.

A partial image of the license plate was given to Dallas police investigators.

What we don’t know: Police have not identified any suspects.

Last month, a similar crush occurred at a jewelry store inside an El Rancho supermarket in Houston.

The Harris County Sheriff tells FOX 4 it appears the incidents may be related.

What they say: Angel Cuenca worked at the store on Sunday afternoons to give his mom, the store owner, a break.

“Everything happened so fast, in 30 seconds, I didn’t have a chance to react the way I wanted to,” Cuenca recalled. “Luckily everyone is okay, but it’s terrible the trauma my family had to endure yesterday.”

Cuenca says his mother opened the store in 2010 and worked long hours to make the business a success.

“It’s unfortunate, someone who works 80 hours a week and to have that taken away from him. He put me through Texas Tech and SMU,” Cuenca said.

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