In a scene reminiscent of a Hollywood thriller, a group of skilled thieves broke into a Lakewood warehouse, making off with an estimated $4 million in electronics after cutting through the roof and disabling the building’s security systems.
The heist targeted CloseoutNJ, a wholesale electronics business located in Lakewood, New Jersey. According to police, the burglars cut a hole in the roof of the warehouse, used a ladder to descend inside, and deployed cellphone signal jammers to disrupt communications before ransacking the facility.
The robbery occurred during Shabbos, when CEO Yaakov Jacobs and many of his employees were not present. Jacobs said the loss is devastating and could threaten the future of the business.
“We might have to shut down, you know? That’s where we are at because of this,” Jacobs told reporters. “We are looking at probably about $4 million of our costs in that neighborhood.”
The thieves focused primarily on high-value Apple products, including Apple Watches, iPads, MacBooks, displays, Mac Minis and other laptops, Jacobs said.
Police said the suspects disabled the building’s security systems, cut wires, smashed monitors and destroyed hard drives. Authorities believe the group may be tied to a previous burglary at the same location. The suspects in that earlier case were arrested but later released.
The investigation is ongoing, and police are urging anyone with information to come forward.
2 comments:
Surely you’ve figured out a way to blame Charedim for this! And avadda the solution is everyone has to move to RBS!
Didn't he have insurance?
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