subject: Police In Vancouver Arrest 15 Year Old Jewellery Thief [print this page] The police force in Vancouver are still trying to track down around three suspects after a robbery occurred in a jewellery store recently.
Some officials have said that the robbery took place in Montecristo jewellers at 8.30pm when a man came into the store posing at first as a customer.
2 other men meanwhile assaulted the shop security guard standing outside the shop and began using pepper spray. The man previously posing as a shopper then unveiled a gun and demanded that staff began opening the safes where the jewellery was kept.
Police have told of how a number of shots were also fired inside the shop.
The group of three then exited the shop with the jewellery and got away in a waiting vehicle, which was also stolen. The car is said to be a 1993 Red Plymouth Grand Voyager, the car was driven by a fourth person. The three suspects got away but one 15-year-old male, was arrested outside the mall.
The store security guard and a member of staff, luckily nobody else was injured in the siege.
Police have said that the suspect comes from Surrey originally, and he will now face charges of possession of stolen property, assault with a weapon, possession of a restricted firearm and others.
The youth is being held in custody at the moment and is due to appear in court on October 4thto answer the charges brought against him.
Police have now issued an alert with a description of the stolen car used in the getaway and just a day ago the vehicle was recovered in southwest Vancouver.
The search is still on for the other culprits involved in the robbery and police are hoping that the 17 year old suspect will be of help in tracking them down.
