Robbers appear to have targeted a jewelry wholesaler from out of the area, according to police Police investigators respond to the scene of an armed robbery Tuesday on Santa Barbara’s Eastside. Three suspects were being sought in connection with the heist of a large quantity of jewelry. (Peter Hartmann / Noozhawk photo) By Tom Bolton, Noozhawk Executive Editor | @tombol | UPDATED 10:12 a.m. May 4, 2021 | 9:50 p.m. Police detectives were searching for three suspects who robbed a wholesale jeweler at gunpoint Tuesday afternoon on Santa Barbara’s Eastside. Santa Barbara Police officers responded to the incident shortly before 4 p.m. in the parking lot of a shopping center on the 200 block of North Milpas Street, according to Sgt. Antonio Montojo.