Seattle police chief was reportedly having lunch as $2M jewelry store robbery happened just yards away
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The chief of the Seattle Police Department was reportedly just yards away from a jewelry store when it was ransacked in broad daylight on Thursday, with the robbers getting away with an estimated $2 million in diamonds, gold and luxury watches.

That day, four masked robbers executed the robbery at Menashe & Sons Jewelers in West Seattle, threatening staffers with bear spray and a stun gun after smashing the locked glass front door with a hammer and stealing everything from six display cases in the store.

But as the jewelry heist was taking place, Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes was eating lunch just yards away, a police source told The Jason Rantz Show on Seattle Red 770 AM.

A spokesperson for the Seattle Police Department confirmed to The Jason Rantz Show that the chief was nearby, but couldn’t say specifically where he was at the time of the robbery.

Menashe Sons & Jewelers building

The police chief had no idea the robbery was happening until he and his security detail noticed police cars with lights and sirens showing up, according to reporting by The Jason Rantz Show. (Google Maps)

He added that there was “a lot of shock and surprise” because of the robbery, leading to the gym locking the doors until police arrived.

The suspects escaped in a getaway car before police arrived at noon. No arrests have been made yet. 

No one was hurt during the robbery.

Seattle police are asking anyone with information to call 206-233-5000.

Fox News Digital’s Brie Stimson contributed to this report.

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