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Composite sketches of the suspects in Thursday's Bazaar Y Joyeria Ada's robbery. Suspect 1 (left) is a hispanic male, 5'3"-5'5", 24-25 yrs, 170-200 lb, short pudgy, fine thin eyebrows (like a females plucked/waxed), hair cut very short, blue button down shirt, blue jeans. Suspect #2 (right) is also a hispanic male, 5'3"-5'5", 30-35 yrs, short, skinny 130-150 lbs, blue cap, tee shirt, jeans, armed with a gun.
Spotsylvania Sheriff's Detective Troy Skebo checks |
A Spotsylvania bridal and jewelry boutique was robbed yesterday, and the store's owner was held at gunpoint and tied up.
Detectives are investigating the armed robbery that occurred about noon at Bazaar Y Joyeria, Ada's on Lafayette Boulevard, said 1st Sgt. Liz Scott of the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office.
Scott said the owner was alone in the store when three robbers came in. She gave police a detailed account of the incident, in which several pieces of jewelry were stolen.
The victim told police two men came into the store pretending to be customers. The third man came in, put his hand over her mouth and held a gun to the back of her head. He then ordered her into the office at the back of the store, where she was tied up.
"She was bound very tightly," Scott said.
She said the woman was left in the office with her arms and feet tied.
But Scott said the victim was able to shimmy out into the main part of the store.
A man walking past the store and saw the victim tied up, lying on the floor. He flagged down a passer-by, who called police at 12:08 p.m., Scott said.
She said the woman gave descriptions of all three men, who appeared to be in their 20s. The first, she said, had a large build and was 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighed about 200 pounds. He was wearing a blue T-shirt and jeans.
The second was about 5 feet 3 inches tall, Scott said, and was very clean cut with feminine eyebrows that looked waxed. He was wearing a button-down shirt and jeans.
The third man was also about 5 feet 3 inches tall and was very thin and wearing a blue baseball cap.
Scott said according to the victim, all three men spoke in Spanish and seemed to have a Honduran accent.
Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call Spotsylvania Crime Solvers at 540/582-5822.
Ellen Biltz: 540/374-5424
Email: ebiltz@freelancestar.com
