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Report: Stolen Jewelry Recovered in Fatal Upper East Side Heist

By DNAinfo Staff on February 10, 2010 7:08pm  | Updated on February 10, 2010 7:11pm

Police have recovered some of the jewelry stolen from the R.S. Durant jewelry store on Jan. 27, according to reports.
Police have recovered some of the jewelry stolen from the R.S. Durant jewelry store on Jan. 27, according to reports.
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By Shayna Jacobs

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

UPPER EAST SIDE — Police have recovered some of the valuables stolen in a deadly $1 million jewelry store heist in the Upper East Side, according to published reports.

The NYPD has not made an arrest in connection to the Jan. 27 incident and was still looking for a suspect on Wednesday, according to the Associated Press.

Police would not confirm that any amount of jewelry was recovered when reached by phone on Wednesday.

A 71-year-old employee, working at R.S. Durant jewelry store at 962 Madison Ave., was shot and killed as robbers made off with diamonds and other precious gems.

Henry Menahem, the employee, was pronounced dead at Lenox Hill Hospital shortly after the shooting.