Oak Lawn police are seeking the public’s help in identifying three men who beat and robbed a jewelry store owner Monday afternoon.
Police said the three made entry into an empty business next to Ramallah Jewelry, 8741 S. Ridgeland Ave., and cut a hole in a wall leading to the jewelry store.
They waited for the store’s owner to arrive, then one of the three confronted the owner with a handgun and demanded keys to the store’s safe and jewelry display cases, according to police.
The three assaulted the owner with a blunt object and stole jewelry, police said. The store owner was treated at the scene for minor injuries, police said.
Detectives are canvassing the area looking for video camera images and other evidence, police said.
Police ask anyone with information to contact investigators at 708-907-4051, or by text at 708-613-8477.
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