An armed robber held up a jewelry store inside a popular East County mall Wednesday night.
Just before 8 p.m. in the Parkway Plaza Mall, a man entered Weisfield Jewelers and asked about buying a ring.
Once an employee began to show the man some jewelry samples, the man showed a firearm, grabbed merchandise from the display case and ran off, El Cajon Police said.
The suspect left the mall through the north entrance heading in the direction of Fletcher Parkway.
He was described as having a thin build and standing approximately 5-foot, 2-inches tall wearing a black hat, black jacket and dark colored pants.
No one was injured in the robbery.
The El Cajon Police Department uses the website CrimeMapping to share reports of crimes with its residents. Since the beginning of the year, there have been close to 60 reported crimes ranging from robbery to shoplifting to drug and alcohol violations in the vicinty of the mall.
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Parkway Plaza Mall, which sits near Fletcher Parkway and Johnson Avenue, has dozens of stores, a movie theater and a carousel for the kids.
Mall management told NBC 7 that stores will open as scheduled Thursday.
"We're aware of the incident and are fully cooperating with the authorities' investigation," said spokesperson Ken Gray.
Anyone with information can call the El Cajon Police Department at (619) 579-3311.
