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Thieves target 2nd Creve Coeur jewelry store

There was no information given on any merchandise stolen from the store.

CREVE COEUR, Mo. — A second Creve Coeur jewelry store was robbed Tuesday morning, marking the second of such in less than 24 hours' time.

Creve Coeur police told 5 On Your Side that Genovese Jewelers, located at 12460 Olive Boulevard, was triggered by the burglar alarm around 4 a.m. A broken window was located when officers arrived.

The suspects took an undetermined amount of merchandise prior to fleeing. Those suspects are still on the run.

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Monday, four masked suspects armed with rifles barged into Vincent's Jewelers on the 11700 block of Olive Boulevard around 2:45 p.m.

The suspects fired shots and made off with some merchandise before fleeing the scene in a truck, believed to be a Dodge RAM. None of the victims were injured, but police believe one of the suspects may have been cut by broken glass during the robbery.

It is not known if the two robberies are connected.

Police are expected to release stills from the surveillance system.

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