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Hold-up in Ave Maria; Victim tied-up

By WINK News

Story Created: Oct 11, 2008 at 4:52 PM EST

Story Updated: Oct 12, 2008 at 8:41 AM EST

AVE MARIA, Fla. - Collier County Sheriff's Deputies tell WINK News they are looking for two men who robbed an Ave Maria jewelry store Saturday afternoon.

The peace of the Catholic-based town was broken around 2:30 Saturday afternoon. Deputies say the men entered Beckner Jewelry, tying-up the man who was working in the store. Both suspects had a gun. The victim was unharmed.

The suspects left through the back door with an undisclosed amount of jewelry.

The men are described as wearing jeans and dark shirts. Their faces were covered from the nose down with red bandannas. Both are believed to be about 5 feet, 8 inches tall with a slim build. Witnesses said they appeared to be black or Hispanic. There is no vehicle description.

There were no customers in the store at the time of the robbery.

Anyone with information should call the Collier County Sheriff's Office at 239-793-9300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS.

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