Authorities are still searching for three men wearing ski masks who tracked down a jeweler who sold speciality dog collars studded with gems, taking $300,000 in canine jewelry.
The armed robbery happened at about 8:30 a.m. Monday in a strip-mall parking lot near the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and South Parker Road, said Elise Penington, a Parker police spokeswoman.
The jeweler, a 64-year-old man from Kansas, had displayed his dog jewelry at a booth in the National Western Complex during the Rocky Mountain Cluster AKC Dog Show between Feb. 12-16, Penington said.
On Monday, he stopped at a Starbucks for a beverage, and when he went back to his vehicle, he was held up by three masked men, one brandishing a gun, Penington said.
The victim went back into the coffee shop after the robbery, and police were called.
The robbers got away with three “tubs” of gemstones and the victim’s briefcase, which was packed with a gun, Penington said.
The victim was not harmed, and the robbers fled.
Police did not have detailed descriptions of the robbers or a vehicle they may have fled in.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call Parker police at 303-841-9800.
Kirk Mitchell: 303-954-1206 or kmitchell@denverpost.com
