Jerry Sorani, the owner of Jewellery Forever in Markham, Ont., says he acted on instinct when he fought off 3 robbers at his store with a broom handle. Police advise against engaging robbers, but Sorani says he would do it again.
Newly released security video shows the owner of a jewelry store in the Markville Shopping Centre singlehandedly chasing off three robbers, one of whom had a hammer, in an attempted theft in October.A Markham jewelry store owner is speaking out after fending off three robbers in an incident from last October. As CBC’s Ali Chiasson explains, police advise against fighting back during a robbery because it risks making the situation worse.
First he chased off the two would-be robbers keeping watch by the door. Then, he turned to the one with the hammer, who he struck multiple times before running him off. Jewelry store thefts nearly doubled in York Region in 2024, police say. Police in Toronto say these types of robberies more than doubled last year, while in Peel Region they more than tripled.where Jewellery Forever is located, received lots of media attention last month, but Sorani says jewelry store owners have been increasingly on edge for a year now."It's not like before," he said, adding he used to be excited for the Christmas mood and the flurry of customers.
"I understand that, because the main thing is safety and not everyone is able to do that. But if you don't ... it's going to keep happening," he said.WATCH | GTA jewelers respond to growing number of robberies:Toronto police say jewelry store robberies have doubled this year compared to last year, with many of the brazen incidents caught on camera. CBC’s Naama Weingarten explores what’s behind the trend.
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