Crime & Safety

$100K In Jewelry Stolen In Falls Church Business Robbery

City of Falls Church Police are seeking three suspects in an armed robbery at the Eden Center.

An Eden Center store was the site of a robbery where $100,000 in jewelry was taken.
An Eden Center store was the site of a robbery where $100,000 in jewelry was taken. (Emily Leayman/Patch)

FALLS CHURCH, VA — An armed robbery where $100,000 in jewelry was taken from an Eden Center store in Falls Church is being investigated by city police.

The armed robbery happened around 12:50 p.m. last Friday at Princess Diamonds, 6757-12 Wilson Blvd. at the Eden Center. Police say three suspects were involved, including one who pointed a gun at an employee and another who used a hammer to shatter display cases and take the jewelry.

The suspects fled in a black Mercedes-Benz sedan. The three suspects are men around 6 feet tall who wore ski masks that covered most of their faces. Two wore black winter coats, and one wore a gray winter coat with red and blue stripes across the chest.

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Surveillance images of the suspects were released by City of Falls Church Police.

City of Falls Church Police

Anyone with information about the incident can contact Detective Clyde Gandionko at 703-248-5284 or cgandionko@fallschurchva.gov.

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