On 8/15/19, at approximately 12:55 p.m., a male subject approached a jewelry showcase inside a mall. He immediately used a hammer-like object to breach the case. The subject then proceeded to remove merchandise. At that point, patrons in the mall began ye ...
DISTRACTION THEFT – AKRON, OH
On 8/13/19, at approximately 8:33 p.m., a male subject entered a retail jewelry store and began conversing with a sales associate at the farthest point inside the store. At 8:34 p.m., a second male subject entered the store. He went immediately to the fro ...
ROBBERS SENTENCED – MCALLEN, TX
On 8/14/19, a second suspect pleaded guilty for his involvement in an attempted robbery of $2.7 million in watches from a jewelry store on 8/28/18 in McAllen, TX. Raul Rangel, 44, and six other suspects used sledgehammers to smash a jewelry store’s ...
SUSPECT SENTENCED – GRAND RAPIDS, MI
On 8/10/19, 28-year-old Demetrius Eugene Woodson was sentenced to two years in prison by a federal judge. He was sentenced for switching real diamonds with fake diamonds at a jewelry store. Woodson pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit offen ...
GRAB AND RUN – ARLINGTON, TX
On 8/6/19, at approximately 12:21 p.m., a subject entered a retail jewelry store and inquired about chains. The subject had one chain secured on his neck and then asked to see a second chain. During the sales presentation, the subject grabbed the second c ...
GRAB AND RUN – MANCHESTER, CT
On 8/5/19, at approximately 12:10 p.m., a male subject approached a kiosk and requested to look at men’s diamond rings. The sales associate presented the subject with a ring. While the subject was in possession of the ring, he requested to look at ...
GRAB AND RUN – BAYTOWN, TX
On 8/3/19, at approximately 1:50 p.m., a Black male entered a jewelry store and inquired about diamond engagement rings. He expressed interest in a 2 ct. diamond ring. As the sales associate removed the ring from the showcase, the subject reached over and ...
GRAB & RUN – VERO BEACH, FL
On 8/1/19, at approximately 7:45 p.m., a subject entered a jewelry store and inquired about solitaire engagement rings. The subject was shown a 2ct. engagement ring. He then pointed at two 1.5 ct. rings and inquired about them. Once the sales associate tu ...
SNEAK THEFT – ELIZABETH, NJ
On 7/28/19, at approximately 1:02 p.m., a male subject inquired about Movado watches. While the associate presented merchandise from the showcase, the subject reached into the case and removed a watch. The sales associate was unaware of what occurred. The ...
GRAB AND RUN – EL PASO, TX
On 6/27/19, at approximately 7:00 p.m., a female subject entered a jewelry store with a male companion. Unbeknownst to store employees, the female subject grabbed a chain and placed it in her pocket before walking out of the store. The female subject is W ...