Crime & Safety
Police Seek Suspects in Duluth Jewelry Robbery
The suspects fled after the store owner confronted them with a handgun, according to police.
Gwinnett Police are seeking two men in connection with a robbery at a jewelry store in unincorporated Duluth earlier in January.
According to a news release, two unidentified black men entered the Armen & Joseph Jewelry Store at 6525 Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth on Jan. 9.
When they entered the store, the suspects produced a claw hammer, and began smashing one of the glass showcases in an effort to steal jewelry. The store owner produced a handgun, confronted the suspects, and ordered them to leave, according to police.
The suspects complied, and were last seen running out of the store toward a nearby Kroger.
Anyone with any information about the suspects’ identity is asked to call Gwinnett County Police Department Robbery Unit at (770) 513-5329.
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Suspect One: Black male between 16 and 21 years of age; 5-7 to 5-10 height, 150-180 pounds.
Suspect Two: Black male between 18 and 22 years of age; 5-9 to 5-11 height, 150-190 pounds.
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