Burglars bust through American Jewelers wall, steal $2M in gold, diamonds
MESQUITE (CBSDFW.COM) - Burglars broke through a wall at American Jewelers at Town East Mall over the weekend, according to Mesquite police.
The thieves got away with an estimated $2 million or more in jewelry.
A worker discovered that the store was burglarized Saturday morning.
American Jewelers shares a wall with Sears and there's a concrete wall separating both stores. Sears is no longer in business, though, having closed in 2021, according to police. The space is vacant.
Police said the thieves first broke into Sears, then a concrete wall was breached, the sheetrock busted out and they entered the jewelry store.
Once inside the store, the burglars stole a large amount of jewelry.
Officers are working with mall security to get video from within the mall.
