Movie assault in the South of Tenerife. Four hooded men robbed a jewelry store in the zone of The Chafiras, in the municipality of San Miguel de Abona, during the tomorrow of this saturday. One of the robbers used a gun, which is not known if it is real or simulated, to intimidate the two employees and get him to open the safe. Two other individuals They smashed shop windows to steal jewelry and watches. AND the fourth waited sitting behind the wheel of a Toyota White Hi-Lux believed to have been stolen in the center of Cabo Blanco, in Arona.
The events happened at 10:10 am in one of the establishments of a well-known chain of jewelers in the El Paso shopping center, in the industrial area of Las Chafiras, in front of the Disa gas station.
The perpetrators of this robbery with violence and intimidation had their action planned. One of those involved stayed inside the vehicle, in the parking lots next to the aforementioned shopping center. His three companions accessed the jewelry store. One used the handgun to point the gun at the workers. The aforementioned criminal forced them to go to the back room of the business to have the safe opened for him. Faced with the threats of the individual, the women acceded to his demands. The victims were not injured.
Meanwhile, the other two thieves broke displays to take watches and different jewelry.
A few minutes later, the robbers left the store and raced to the Toyota Hi-Lux, where the fourth buddy was waiting for them to escape at full speed.
On the way between the premises and the vehicle, images of the hooded men and the aforementioned stolen vehicle were captured.
The security forces were activated shortly after. A command and a patrol from the San Miguel de Abona Local Police were the first to arrive at the scene and take the first information about what happened. Shortly afterwards, agents of the Civil Guard Investigation Group from the main post of Granadilla de Abona appeared, who will take care of the steps to try to clarify the event and try to catch the perpetrators of the robbery.
Until noon this Saturday the exact amount of money that the criminals could steal was unknown, as well as the number and value of the jewelry they took.
In addition, they caused considerable material damage to the establishment.
