Jewelry store heist prompts Martin County sheriff to create instant notification system for at-risk businesses.

A jewelry store heist in Martin County is prompting the Martin County Sheriff’s Office to implement a new safety tool to help foil future crime sprees.

ONLY ON FIVE- MEGHAN MCROBERTSEXPLAINS HOW THE SHERIFFOFFICE IS NOW PLANNING TOREACT FASTER TO FUTURE CRIMESPREES.<< MARTIN COUNTY SHERIFFDEPUTIES TAKE TWO JEWELRYTHEFT SUSPECTS INTO CUSTODY INMARTIN COUNTY& ONE- IDENTIFIEDAS 20 YEAR OLD DAVON MCDONALD&THE OTHER JUST 15 YEAR OLD&DETECTIVES SAY THE TWO FIRSTTRIED TO ROB JOSEPHIN STUART.“HE HAD HEAVYPADDED GLOVES WHICH IS PRETTYTRADITIONAL IF THEY WANT TOCOME IN THERE AND TRY TO SMASHYOUR SHOWCASE” OWNER JOSEPHNA-POLI ASKED HIM TO TAKE OFFGLASSES AND A TIGHTLY SINCHEDHOODIE& BUT HE SAYS THATPROMPTED MCDONALD TO LEAVE THESTORE AND DRIVE OFF&“RIGHTAFTERWARD, CALLED THE POLICE,GAVE A DESCRIPTION”“7MINUTES AFTER THAT, THEY DIDTHE ROBBERY IN GOLDEN GATE”SHERIFF WILLIAM SNYDER SAYSTHEY STILL GOT AWAY WITH THISDIAMOND AND SAPPHIRE CUSTOMNECKLACE- WORTH 120 THOUSANDDOLLARS.“ISOMEONE COME IN AND TRY TO ROBME” BUT SNYDER SAYS THEYTAKING NEW ACTION TO MAKE SURETHESE BUSINESSES ARE BETTERPROTECTED FROM CRIMINALS INTHE FUTURE.“WESET UP A DATABASE SO IFSOMEONE GOES IN AND DOESSOMETHING SUSPICIOUS OR DOES AROBBERY WE CAN WITHIN SECONDSNOTIFY EVERY JEWELRY STORE INMARTIN COUNTY” THE SHERIFFOFFICE CREATING DATABASES FORHIGH-RISK BUSINESSES LIKEJEWELRY STORES, BANKS, EVENMARINAS& THAT TEND TO BE HITIN GROUPS.

IF DEPUTIES HAVE ADESCRIPTION- LIKE THEY DID INTHIS CASE- THEY CAN ALMOSTIMMEDIATELY SEND OUT THATINFORMATION.

SNYDER SAYS THEDATABASE AND REVERSE CALLSYSTEM MAY HAVE FOILED THEHEIST.

"UNDER THE NEW SYSTEMIF THAT HAD HAPPENED, WE WOULDHAVE NOTIFIED ALL THE JEWELRYSTORES AND THEY WOULD HAVE HADA HEADS UP”“HOPEFULLY ITWILL DETER OTHER PEOPLE”SNYDER SAYS THEY ARE AIMING TOHAVE THIS DATABASE UP ANDWORKING WITHIN A MATTER OFDAYS.