Gone in 60 Seconds: Burglars Steal $200,000 in Jewelry From Howell, NJ, Home
HOWELL —The owners of a house where burglars stole an estimated $200,000 worth of jewelry in less than a minute on Monday afternoon have posted a $5,000 reward for information leading to their arrest.
Security camera footage captured images of the two masked burglars in the woods watching a house on West Farms Road until its owners left.
The masked pair then broke a locked door at 1:20 PM, entered the house, and took the jewelry.
The time stamp on the footage shows the two leaving the home and going back into the woods less than a minute before they entered.
In the image below, the burglars are seen fleeing the home.
Video posted on the Howell Happenings Facebook page shows one of the thieves entering a bedroom walk-in closet.
Video also shows him rifling through a dresser and taking off.
The owners of the home estimate the thieves took over $200,000 in jewels, according to a post on the Facebook page. They are offering a reward for information that directly leads to the arrest of the two suspects.
Howell police asked anyone with information about the robbery to call the department at 732-938-4575 extension 2677.