Mesquite burglars broke through multiple walls, stole jewelry worth millions, manager says

Burglars stole millions of dollars in jewelry over the weekend from a store inside a Mesquite mall, according to a manager of the business.

Paul Hash, a manager at American Jewelers, said employees learned of the burglary when the business opened Saturday morning. He said he thinks burglars got into the store by first breaking through the wall of a former Sears location. The jewelry store is located in Town East Mall.

About $2 million dollars worth of merchandise was stolen, he said.

“They just made a big hole in the wall and came through,” Hash said. “They cut through concrete and four sheet rocks.”

Hash said he does not know exactly what time the alleged burglars breached the walls because some of the store’s security equipment was also taken during the burglary.

Mesquite police did not immediately respond to a request for information.