Smash-and-grab burglars armed with hammers steal jewelry, threaten employee at Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills

VERNON HILLS, Ill. - Authorities are looking for two male suspects who smashed a display case at a jewelry store and stole items Monday at a mall in west suburban Vernon Hills.

About 11:26 a.m., the suspects entered Z Fine Jewelry at Hawthorn Mall and smashed a display case with hammers, Vernon Hills police said.

One of the suspects allegedly threatened an employee with a hammer when they tried to call 911, but nobody was hurt during the incident, police said.

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The robbers, described as two males wearing dark hoodies and black masks, then drove away in a dark-colored SUV towards Milwaukee Avenue with an unknown quantity of jewelry, police said.

Anyone with information was asked to call the Vernon Hills Police Department Investigations Unite at (847) 918-5601.