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NJ store robbed off $1M worth of jewelry after handy thieves cut hole in wall

Handy thieves pulled off a $1 million jewelry heist at a New Jersey store by cutting a hole in the🧸 wall from an adjacent store and using a blowtorch to open the safe, according to police.

The Toms River Police Department responded to a report of a burglary and theft on 10 a.m. Thursday at Venzio🅰 Jewelers inside of the Ocean County Mall,.

Business representatives told police that someone had busted into the stor⛎e for the heist between 8 p.m. Wednesday and 10 a.m..

The suspects entered the rear office of the store by cutting a hole through the wall of an adjacent empty store. They cu💟t the phone and ala🉐rm cables and then appeared to have used a torch to cut into the safe.

Approximately $1 million in jewelry was removജed, cops said.

Thieves cut a hole through the jewelery store's back office.
Thieves cut a hole through the jewelry store’s back office to get into the safe. Thomas P. Costello / USA TODAY NETWORK
The Venzio Jewelry store
The Venzio Jewelry store was robbed of $1 million worth of jewelry, cops said. Thomas P. Costello / USA TODAY NETWORK

It’s not c🅺lear how the thieves first got into the mall, which closes at 9 p.m.

Toms Ri♕ver Police Chief Mitchell Little told The Post there have been no updates in the investigation as of Friday night.

The Post has reached out to Venzio Jeweler🔯s for comment.