Florida: jewelry robbed from haredi diamond merchant

A haredi jeweler from Kiryat Joel was robbed in FloridaL jewelry worth about 35 thousand dollars were robbed from businessman Rabbi Haim Parnas.

Yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon, a haredi businessman returned from a meeting in a jewelry store, parked his car on 146 Street and Biscayne Boulevard in northern Miami, where he was supposed to conduct another business meeting. Three armed men came at him from a vehicle, aiming weapons at him.

The three stole from Rabbi Parnas the jewelry bag in his possession, cut the tires of his car with a knife so he would not be able to pursue them - and fled.

According to estimates, the value of property stolen from him stands at about 35 thousand dollars.

Rabbi Parnas, in his 70s, had to wait there until the rental company got him an alternative car. According to the report on JP site, detectives from North Miami Beach opened an investigation into the incident, and are looking into the possibility that the robbers may have followed him for a while.

This time of year is very cold in New York, and many of the haredi public, especially those who are financially secure, stay in Florida, where the weather is more convenient. Naturally, even business meetings are held in this area.

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