December 30, 2025

North Wales, PA – May 9, 2024 – A Montgomery County jewelry store owner shot a would-be burglar who broke into his store by cutting through walls, then drilled into a safe to steal jewelry.

The jeweler told police he walked into his store early Wednesday morning to find people wearing masks attempting to steal jewels. He got into a scuffle with a man — later identified as Timothy Overman — who was carrying a black canvas bag stuffed with jewelry and shot him in the right arm during the struggle, police said.

A second subject left the store through a back door moments before Overman and the jeweler got into a struggle and has not been apprehended. Click here to read the article by Philadelphia Enquirer.

If you have any information regarding this incident, please contact the Jewelers Security Alliance at jsa2@jewelerssecurity.org or 212-687-0328.

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