Investigators questioning a man thought to be involved in a deadly Upper East Side jewelry store robbery recovered a bulletproof vest and a safe containing stolen jewelry in the Washington Heights resident's apartment. Police have not charged the "person of interest," but according to the Post they've "spent nearly 24 hours quizzing him at the 19th Precinct station house about the $1.2 million heist" that resulted in the death of 71-year-old employee Henry Menahem.
Police recovered nine of the 66 items stolen in the robbery of R.S. Durant Jewelers on Madison Avenue in an undisclosed Brooklyn location. The tabloid reports that the initial recovery led them to the Washington Heights apartment, where they have found money, the bulletproof vest, and a necklace said to be stolen from the shop. Investigators also recovered clothing from the man's residence that they intend to test for blood and DNA evidence that might connect the "person of interest" to the crime.
