Overview
- Security video and witness accounts show a man brandishing a handgun-like object, shattering a display case at Fast-Fix Jewelry in Montclair, and being pushed out by the employee as a customer struck him with a chair.
- Montclair police say the firearm recovered at the scene was an inoperable, unloaded BB gun, while the employee says she was shocked with a stun device during the struggle.
- The store owner reports that gold pieces, watches, diamond rings, chains and bracelets worth thousands of dollars were taken, though police reports vary and one outlet says the suspect appeared to flee empty-handed.
- Investigators released a description of the suspect as a man believed to be 40 to 55 years old who wore glasses, a blue face mask, a blue zippered jacket, a light blue shirt, khaki pants, black and white shoes and a gray Kangol hat.
- Police ask anyone with information to call 909-621-4771, with a $1,000 reward available for tips that lead to an arrest and conviction.