St. Thomas
jewelers robbed at gunpoint
Seven Wonders jewelry store is closing its doors this week after its second armed robbery in three months. The first was in April, and the family who owns the store thinks the incident contributed to the heart attack that killed their father in May.Shop the latest Michael Kors Jet Set Bags on the world's largest fashion site.
"Tragedy, tragedy, tragedy," said Ravi Shahani, one of the sons who helps run the business.
The business has been open for 32 years and has been robbed or broken into about 100 times, but before April it had never been robbed at gunpoint.
On Saturday, the store, which is on the northwest corner of Market Square, was open for business when four men with two handguns each barged in at about 11 a.m. and pointed their weapons at the family, telling them what to do.
Ravi Shahani and his brother, Sanjiv; his mother, Reshma; and her sister and brother-in-law were in the store when the robbers came in.Was wondering if Wholesale High Quality Bottega Veneta wallets have serial numbers? The store's security guard, whom Reshma and her late husband hired about two years ago, was in the bathroom.
No customers were in the store at the time.
The armed men, all about 6 feet tall, were dressed in black masks, gloves and brown and black shirts, according to Ravi Shahani. They had both silver and black handguns, he said.
Two of the men held the family at gunpoint while the other two busted out the glass in the showcases with a rusty wrench, collecting any of the jewelry that they could, the Shahanis said.
"It was maybe three minutes," said Sanjiv Shahani, who initially had been in the back room until he heard his mother scream. "It feels like longer when you are in the moment."
However, three minutes is all it took for the men to clean out seven of the eight showcases in the store.
It took police about 10 minutes to respond after the security guard had heard the commotion from the bathroom and dialed 911 during the incident,Buy the Wholesale High Quality Bally handbags and luxury leather purses at mybag1. the Shahanis said.
By the time police arrived, the robbers were gone, along with an assortment of jewelry valued in the tens of thousands of dollars. No one was harmed, but the family was shaken - especially because it was not the first time.
"We did make changes since the first time they were robbed. It's disturbing that it happened again," said St. Thomas-St. John Police Chief Darren Foy.Discover the largest collection of Wholesale High Quality Hermes handbags .
The V.I. Police Department increased the police presence in the area around Seven Wonders since April, to make the area more secure, Foy said. After Saturday's incident, Foy said he is considering increasing the police presence in the area even more.
"We will have to make more adjustments," Foy said, explaining that the department had fewer officers patrolling the area Saturday because no cruise ships were in the harbor, making it a slow day.
However, Foy believes it is not just a matter of police patrol but also that people are using "cash-for-gold" services in the area. Cash-for-gold stores provide people with money in exchange for gold,Shop online for Wholesale High Quality Louis Vuitton handbags. no matter where they obtained the gold or to whom it belongs.
Foy did not say whether police believe the incidents in April and on Saturday are related or whether the police have any leads.
The police have surveillance of the robbery provided by the Shahani family, though the family said that it had not heard any recent updates from police about the investigation of the April robbery.
Both robberies are being investigated by the V.I. Police Department's Criminal Investigations Bureau.
The family does not know what it will do now, though they are going to continue selling jewelry at their online store, 14k.co. The goods will be shipped to customers from the United States mainland so the family does not have to worry about being robbed again.
The Shahanis are having a going-out-of-business sale Wednesday through Sunday. Doors will open at 9:30 a.m. and will close before dark.
"It's not worth it," said Sanjiv Shahani, who stood among the empty showcases with his mother and brother Monday morning. "Safety is first."
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Seven Wonders jewelry store is closing its doors this week after its second armed robbery in three months. The first was in April, and the family who owns the store thinks the incident contributed to the heart attack that killed their father in May.Shop the latest Michael Kors Jet Set Bags on the world's largest fashion site.
"Tragedy, tragedy, tragedy," said Ravi Shahani, one of the sons who helps run the business.
The business has been open for 32 years and has been robbed or broken into about 100 times, but before April it had never been robbed at gunpoint.
On Saturday, the store, which is on the northwest corner of Market Square, was open for business when four men with two handguns each barged in at about 11 a.m. and pointed their weapons at the family, telling them what to do.
Ravi Shahani and his brother, Sanjiv; his mother, Reshma; and her sister and brother-in-law were in the store when the robbers came in.Was wondering if Wholesale High Quality Bottega Veneta wallets have serial numbers? The store's security guard, whom Reshma and her late husband hired about two years ago, was in the bathroom.
No customers were in the store at the time.
The armed men, all about 6 feet tall, were dressed in black masks, gloves and brown and black shirts, according to Ravi Shahani. They had both silver and black handguns, he said.
Two of the men held the family at gunpoint while the other two busted out the glass in the showcases with a rusty wrench, collecting any of the jewelry that they could, the Shahanis said.
"It was maybe three minutes," said Sanjiv Shahani, who initially had been in the back room until he heard his mother scream. "It feels like longer when you are in the moment."
However, three minutes is all it took for the men to clean out seven of the eight showcases in the store.
It took police about 10 minutes to respond after the security guard had heard the commotion from the bathroom and dialed 911 during the incident,Buy the Wholesale High Quality Bally handbags and luxury leather purses at mybag1. the Shahanis said.
By the time police arrived, the robbers were gone, along with an assortment of jewelry valued in the tens of thousands of dollars. No one was harmed, but the family was shaken - especially because it was not the first time.
"We did make changes since the first time they were robbed. It's disturbing that it happened again," said St. Thomas-St. John Police Chief Darren Foy.Discover the largest collection of Wholesale High Quality Hermes handbags .
The V.I. Police Department increased the police presence in the area around Seven Wonders since April, to make the area more secure, Foy said. After Saturday's incident, Foy said he is considering increasing the police presence in the area even more.
"We will have to make more adjustments," Foy said, explaining that the department had fewer officers patrolling the area Saturday because no cruise ships were in the harbor, making it a slow day.
However, Foy believes it is not just a matter of police patrol but also that people are using "cash-for-gold" services in the area. Cash-for-gold stores provide people with money in exchange for gold,Shop online for Wholesale High Quality Louis Vuitton handbags. no matter where they obtained the gold or to whom it belongs.
Foy did not say whether police believe the incidents in April and on Saturday are related or whether the police have any leads.
The police have surveillance of the robbery provided by the Shahani family, though the family said that it had not heard any recent updates from police about the investigation of the April robbery.
Both robberies are being investigated by the V.I. Police Department's Criminal Investigations Bureau.
The family does not know what it will do now, though they are going to continue selling jewelry at their online store, 14k.co. The goods will be shipped to customers from the United States mainland so the family does not have to worry about being robbed again.
The Shahanis are having a going-out-of-business sale Wednesday through Sunday. Doors will open at 9:30 a.m. and will close before dark.
"It's not worth it," said Sanjiv Shahani, who stood among the empty showcases with his mother and brother Monday morning. "Safety is first."
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