Men caught on roof after Victoria jewelry robbery
Three people are in police custody following a Victoria jewelry store robbery Thursday that forced the evacuation of a hotel and the lockdown of several surrounding businesses.
Police say two men entered the store on Fort Street about 10:30 a.m. PT and doused the employees with bear spray. The men then smashed the store’s glass cabinets, took merchandise and fled on foot.
One witness said the store’s female owner chased the suspects into a parking garage.
“I saw them booting it up here and the owner was chasing after, telling them to stop. She had ditched her high heels to keep running after them,” said witness Tanya McFadden.
Police then learned that two men had been seen running into the Bedford Hotel.
Police positioned a sniper on a nearby rooftop while an emergency response team searched the hotel floor by floor.
Two men were then reported on the hotel’s roof.
Unable to get to them on foot, police used a fire truck ladder to access the roof and arrested the pair.
A woman was also taken into custody, police said.
