Another Don Roberto’s Jewelry Store robbed Monday afternoon

Don Roberto’s Jewelry Store was robbed again Monday afternoon around 1:36p.m. at their North Main Street location, the first robbery happened at the East Alisal location on July 3rd.

Police said two suspects entered the store and one of them forced a customer who was eight months pregnant to the back of the store. He then opened the display cases and grabbed various amounts of the jewelry.

Detectives also said the other suspect entered an area in the back of the store, opened more display cases and took jewelry from there as well.

Witnesses said the two men took off in a white Chevrolet car and a Salinas parole agent who was already driving in the area found the vehicle abandoned in the neighborhood near Broadway and Manhattan.

The eight month pregnant victim was treated and released by medical personnel.

One suspect was described as being 5’9 to 5’11 wearing a black hooded jacket with a California Bear logo on the back, black pants and black shoes with a blue bandanna covering his face.

The other suspect was wearing a gray hooded jacket, blue jeans, white tennis shoes, a blue bandanna covering his face, and was carrying a chrome semi-automatic handgun. He was estimated to be 5’3-5’6 tall.

Police are looking into whether this robbery has any similarities to the first robbery at the beginning of July.

To call and report any additional information regarding this case anonymously see the numbers bellow.

1-800-78-CRIME(1-800-782-7463)
1-800-47-DRUGS(1-800-473-7847)

Monterey County Joint GangTask Force
758-7400

Salinas Police Department Violent Crime Hotline
775-4222

Non-Emergency Crime Reporting
758-7321