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LA police: Wearing expensive jewelry could make you a target

Owner Peter Sedghi stands on the street in front of his boarded up shop, Luxury Jewels of Beverly Hills on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 in Beverly Hills, Calif. Sedghi said he was in his back office when he heard what sounded like gunshots. "I yelled at my staff, 'everyone get on the floor, get on the floor,' " he told The Associated Press. Sedghi said he hit the panic alarm, grabbed his gun and ran toward the front of the store but the thieves were already fleeing. Los Angeles police are warning people that wearing expensive jewelry in public could make them a target for thieves, a note of caution as robberies are up citywide. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) Shoppers walk past a boarded up Luxury Jewels of Beverly Hills on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 in Beverly Hills, Calif. Los Angeles police are warning people that wearing expensive jewelry in public could make them a target for thieves — a note of caution as robberies are up citywide. The police department's suggestion Tuesday, March 22, came as robbers smashed the front window of a Beverly Hills jewelry store in broad daylight and fled with millions of dollars' worth of merchandise. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) Pedestrians walk past a boarded up Luxury Jewels of Beverly Hills on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 in Beverly Hills, Calif. Los Angeles police are warning people that wearing expensive jewelry in public could make them a target for thieves — a note of caution as robberies are up citywide. The police department's suggestion Tuesday, March 22, came as robbers smashed the front window of a Beverly Hills jewelry store in broad daylight and fled with millions of dollars' worth of merchandise. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)