Overview
- Marc Robinson Jewelers at the Round Rock Premium Outlets near Austin, which was hit Tuesday around 12:47 p.m., was stormed by a group with hammers that smashed cases and grabbed jewelry.
- The thieves pepper-sprayed an employee and a bystander before fleeing in masks and gloves.
- Police found a blue Hyundai Sonata at a nearby apartment complex that matched the getaway car, which they said was stolen from Humble, Texas.
- Officers recovered the car for forensic processing and kept the case open, urging tips to Detective Dwayne Riley at 512-218-6619.
- Security expert Timothy Zehring described the raid as a mob-style tactic that can cause massive losses in under a minute and urged bollards and shatter-resistant glass or film to slow such crews.