Jewelry worth millions stolen from security truck at California rest stop

The heist took place after armed guards walked away from a Brinks vehicle that had been traveling to Los Angeles for a jewelry show

Thieves in California stole millions of dollars' worth of jewelry and gemstones after breaking into an unattended security vehicle on its way back from a jewelry show, police said.

The robbery took place in a remote rest stop in southern California last week, authorities said on Monday, after the vehicle's two armed guards walked away.