Robbery Suspects Say They Were Inspired By Movie

Gwinnett County Police Department

Police say they found these items in the suspects' car.

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. -- Gwinnett County police said a pair of masked robbers who held up a jewelry store were inspired by a movie.
Police said two men forced their way into S.E. Diamonds on Old Peachtree Road and took $68,000 in jewelry and $20 from the register.Surveillance video showed one man armed with a gun wearing a clown mask, and the second wearing a camouflage ski mask.As police looked for the robbers, an officer stopped a vehicle on Wednesday morning believed to be related to a series of car break-ins.Officers arrested the three men inside the car and then opened the trunk to find even more evidence -- four masks, a black Glock replica BB gun and tools often used to break into cars.Chang Choi Rack, 18; Seung Woo Park, 18; and John Nguyen, 20, were charged with 11 counts of entering an auto and 11 counts of possession of tools for commission of a crime.Detectives started questioning Park and Nguyen and said they determined the pair allegedly robbed S.E. Diamonds. Police also linked the masks and gun to the jewelry store robbery. Park told investigators he was inspired by the movie “The Town,” a film about a bank-robbing crew.Park and Nguyen were charged with armed robbery. All three men are held in the Gwinnett County Jail.

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