UPDATE: In a statement to CBSLA, Brinks confirmed one of its vehicles, bound for a jewelry show in Pasadena, was robbed of millions in jewelry
Millions of dollars worth of jewelry on its way to a jewelry and gem show at the Pasadena Convention Center was stolen from an armored truck in northern Los Angeles County.
A 19-karat yellow gold necklace with more than 100-karat of multicolored sapphires stolen from a jeweler who spoke with CBSLA. The high-end jewelry was last seen at a trade show in the San Mateo Event Center last weekend. Sunday night, merchandise belonging to 18 different jewelers was loaded onto a Brink's truck destined for the convention center in Pasadena. The victims are part of the International Gem and Jewelry Show.
"They're returning, sometimes, our calls, but there's no information," the jeweler said."I don't know if it's under investigation. I don't know. I can't do anything right now." The victims of the jewelry heist told CBSLA's Jeff Nguyen on Friday that the stolen jewelry was worth up to $150 million.
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