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INDIANAPOLIS — More than a quarter of a million dollars\u2019 worth in jewelry — gone in a matter of minutes from a jewelry store in the heart of broad ripple.<\/p>\n
Owner Joaquin Parraga says he is the Owner of Diamond Studio by Dejoan in Broad Ripple. He says he has been in the jewelry business for more than 30 years<\/p>\n
Parraga says he has been serving Indianapolis for the last 14 years. Each customer is by appointment only.<\/p>\n
\u201cSoon as I turn around because I don\u2019t put two chains outside \u2013 he is running away,\u201d Parraga said.<\/p>\n
Parraga says on Monday a well-known customer was looking to buy a new piece of jewelry – something bigger, but that customer did something unexpected.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe left his wallet with his social security card and birth certificate,\u201d Parraga told WRTV.<\/p>\n
Surveillance video shows Parraga chasing after him. A police report shows that the estimated value of the chain is $340,000.<\/p>\n
IMPD says the case remains under investigation.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel so bad. It\u2019s not just us, it\u2019s about the business. I worry about the business for everybody,” Parraga said. “It\u2019s no safety even if the people we know.\u201d<\/p>\n
Parraga is the latest victim of an unsettling trend. The U.S. Chamber of commerce says more than 50% of small businesses say they were robbed last year. <\/p>\n
IMPD says while the department works to make an arrest in all crimes… community is always helpful.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope the police find this guy and take him off the streets and he don\u2019t rob anybody else,\u201d Parraga concluded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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