By Bill Parry
JACKSON HEIGHTS—Police were searching for three individuals who stormed a Jackson Heights jewelry store and threatened employees at gunpoint Tuesday night, according to the NYPD. The three suspects, two men and one woman wearing dark clothing with hoods covering the tops of their faces, entered Kunal Jewelers, located at 37-08 74th St. just after 7 p.m., police said.
The woman and one of the men displayed silver handguns and ordered two employees not to move as all three ransacked the jewelry cases. The woman began to empty a safe and ordered one of the employees to open a second safe, but the suspects were frightened off when the employee tripped the alarm. The suspects fled and it was not known how much was taken, police said.
The NYPD initially believed the incident was a hostage situation, leading to a shutdown of 74th Street, but they later said it was a robbery.
All three suspects remained at large and the investigation continued.
