Thieves stole $500,000 worth of jewels from a tourist visiting a pizza shop in Queens — but they were quickly caught by cops thanks to an Apple AirTag in the victim’s suitcase.
Sandro Angiolini decided to stop by Rosa’s Pizza in Astoria for some food — with a suitcase filled with jewels valued at approximately $500,000 in tow, according to the NYPD.
Just as Angiolini, 50, walked from his car to the pizza joint, he was promptly jumped by several men who popped out of a black SUV.
Those men pushed Angiolini to the ground, beat him up and made off with the fully loaded silver suitcase, police sources said.
The punks then jumped back into the SUV and lammed it — but little did they know that the bag was equipped with an Apple AirTag, which tracks location.
NYPD investigators were able to track the vehicle to 217 Street in Bayside, where they recovered the suitcase full of jewels and apprehended two suspects in connection with the strong-arm robbery.
Brayan Pulido, 23, and Sandy Pulido, 22, were arrested and now face a slew of charges.
Each is being hit with criminal possession of stolen property, reckless endangerment, unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle and a violation for a windshield tint, according to the NYPD.
Brayan faces an extra charge of resisting arrest.
Police sources say several individuals of interest in connection to the robbery are still at large.
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