{"id":4449,"date":"2020-06-09T05:41:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-09T02:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/suspects-posed-as-cops-in-150k-manhattan-jewelry-store-heist\/"},"modified":"2020-06-09T05:41:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T02:41:00","slug":"suspects-posed-as-cops-in-150k-manhattan-jewelry-store-heist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/suspects-posed-as-cops-in-150k-manhattan-jewelry-store-heist\/","title":{"rendered":"#Suspects posed as cops in $150K Manhattan jewelry store heist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Suspects posed as cops in $150K Manhattan jewelry store heist<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-wrapper\" role=\"main\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>        June 8, 2020 <span>|<\/span> 10:41pm         <\/p>\n<div id=\"featured-image-wrapper\">\n                        Enlarge Image<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Suspects posed as cops in $150K Manhattan jewelry store heist\" id=\"standard-article-image\"  src=\"https:\/\/thenypost.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/06\/samaa-k-jewelers.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=618&#038;h=410&#038;crop=1\" ><\/img><br \/>\n                <span>NYPD officers responding to the robbery at Samaa K Jewelers in Manhattan.<\/span><br \/>\n                            <span>James Keivom for New York Post<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        Two suspects robbed a jewelry store of more than $150,000 in a broad-daylight heist over the weekend while impersonating NYPD cops amid George Floyd protests raging in the city, federal prosecutors said Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Ismael Igartau of Queens and Jose Rodriguez of the Bronx, both 59, were buzzed into a jewelry store on 92nd Street at about 1:30 p.m. Saturday because the storeowner believed they were cops from the 19th Precinct.<\/p>\n<p>The suspects were wearing bulletproof vests and one had what <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared to be a detective badge, according to prosecutors.<\/p>\n<p>The pair asked to see the storeowner\u2019s pistol permit, claiming firearms at city stores were at risk of being stolen because of looting in the city, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<p>They pulled out guns and zip-tied the owner\u2019s wrists, a federal complaint said. They grabbed between $150,000 and $165,000 worth of jewelry and fled the store.<\/p>\n<p>But the store owner called the police, who nabbed the two men at a nearby subway station.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"slideshow-15800843-1\">\n<div>\n<div>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Samaa K Jewelers robbery\"  src=\"https:\/\/thenypost.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/06\/samaa-k-jewelers-robbery.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1024\" ><\/img><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n                            The front window of Samaa K Jewelers after the robbery.                                                         <\/p>\n<p>James Keivom for New York Post\n                                                    <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Samaa K Jewelers robbery\"  src=\"https:\/\/thenypost.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/06\/samaa-k-jewelers-robbery-copy-2.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1024\" ><\/img><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n                            NYPD officers in the store.                                                         <\/p>\n<p>James Keivom for New York Post\n                                                    <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n                Up Next\n                <\/p>\n<article target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/06\/08\/virginia-kkk-leader-drove-pickup-truck-into-protesters-prosecutor\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n                    <picture><source data- data- media=\"(min-width: 640px)\"  ><source data- data- media=\"(max-width: 639px)\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\"><\/img><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>                        <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/06\/08\/virginia-kkk-leader-drove-pickup-truck-into-protesters-prosecutor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/p>\n<p>            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                A Ku Klux Klan leader from Virginia was arrested Sunday&#8230;<br \/>\n                    <\/article>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The pair were charged with conspiracy, robbery, and firearm charges, the US Attorney for the Southern District said in a release Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe defendants\u2019 alleged scheme \u2014 impersonating NYPD officers and asking to check the victim\u2019s firearm due to recent incidents of looting \u2014 took advantage of uncertain conditions in our community, preying on the fears of a small business owner and his trust in law enforcement,\u201d US Attorney Geoffrey Berman said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis alleged criminal conduct is intolerable, and thanks to the work of the NYPD and the FBI, the defendants face significant federal charges.\u201d\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/06\/08\/suspects-posed-as-cops-in-150k-manhattan-jewelry-store-heist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">General category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>if you want to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">watch Movies<\/a> or Tv Shows go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/dizi.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dizi.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a> <\/span> for forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#Suspects posed as cops in $150K Manhattan jewelry store heist&#8221; June 8, 2020 | 10:41pm Enlarge Image NYPD officers responding to the robbery at Samaa K Jewelers in Manhattan. 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