Thieves took all the gold after bypassing a jewellery shop’s laser alarms

Thieves stole jewellery worth about 30 million króna from Gullsmiðinn, a jewellery shop in Mjódd, after apparently crawling beneath laser beams protecting the premises, the owner told mbl.is. Jón Tryggvi Þórsson said the break-in seemed like a robbery from a film.

The thieves took the shop’s gold but left behind watches, silver jewellery and gold-plated pieces. Jón Tryggvi said there was still plenty of stock for a planned promotion day, though little gold would be available.

He said the thieves appeared to know about jewellery and speculated they may have used a flashlight to see where the security system’s laser beams reached. They may then have crawled across the floor to avoid triggering the alarm.

Police told Jón Tryggvi that the thieves used a large hammer to break the shop window and carried the stolen items away in a Bónus shopping bag. He said they left and later returned, appearing unhurried once they had worked out how the security system operated. Police have not shown him the security-camera footage.

The shop is due to reopen the following day, but with very little gold for sale.