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THREE BURGLARY SUSPECTS ARRESTED
Jackson, MS - June 22, 2009
At 2:00 a.m. on June 22 a burglary suspect wearing a nylon stocking over his head used a hatchet to shatter the front glass window of a retail jewelry store and then smashed each of the glass cases in the middle of the showroom. A second burglar wearing a surgical mask stuffed gold, platinum and diamond jewelry in a duffle bag, and a third suspect sat in the car as the getaway driver. The suspects fled in two minutes. On June 23 three males were stopped for speeding in Memphis, TN, and inside the car were found drugs, a revolver and jewelry. The suspects, who were arrested, had extensive criminal records, including armed robbery. The suspects face drug, weapon, parole and felony possession of stolen property charges, and are now being held in the Shelby County Jail. They are awaiting questioning by Jackson Police detectives and possible extradition to Jackson, MS in connection with the June 22 burglary.
SUSPECT ARRESTED FOLLOWING GRAB AND RUN
Burlington, NJ – June 24, 2009
A lone male suspect asked to see a 1-CT engagement ring in a mall retail jewelry chain store. When shown the ring, the suspect grabbed it and fled the store. The sales associate yelled, and a second sales associate followed the suspect out of the store. Security was notified and they met the second sales associate in the parking lot within minutes. The sales associate noticed the suspect get into an older Nissan Pathfinder with PA plates. A partial plate number was obtained, and the suspect was later stopped on I-295 by the New Jersey State Police. The Burlington Township Police transported the sales associates to the traffic stop location and they identified the suspect. After a search warrant was obtained, the ring was found in the suspect’s car, and the two suspects in the car were charged with Felony Theft.
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SUSPECT RUNS WITH 4-CT DIAMOND
Portland, OR – June 17, 2009
On Tuesday, June 16th a black male suspect entered a mall retail jewelry chain store and looked at 3 CT and 4 CT diamonds for his engagement. After looking at the items, he left and said he would return the next day with his mother. The next day a black female entered the store and asked to see the diamonds the manager had showed her boyfriend the day before. A sales associate assisted her, and while the sales associate was replacing the 3 CT and bringing out the 4 CT, the suspect snatched the 4 CT and ran. The suspect was reported to escape in a white Dodge Durango. The male suspect is described as 5’ 10”, 190 lbs, very short hair. The female is described as 5’8”, 120 lbs., with a “Faith” tattoo inside right wrist.
TWO SUSPECTS RUN WITH 2-CT DIAMOND RING
Taylor, MI – June 11, 2009
Two black male suspects entered a mall retail jewelry chain store and asked to see an engagement ring for suspect #1’s girlfriend. Suspect #1 handed a sales associate an ID for a credit application. Another sales associate stood near the suspects outside the showcase, and suspect #2 tried to get that associate to move to a different part of the store. The store phone rang and the sales associate outside the showcase stepped away to answer it. He answered the phone but no one was on the line. The other sales associate handed suspect #1 a 2-ct diamond ring, and both suspects fled the store. Suspect #1 is 25-years-old, 5’9”, 195 lbs., wire frame eyeglasses with a cz/diamond on the nose bridge, small gaps between front teeth and a thinly trimmed mustache/goatee. Suspect #2 is 5’8”, 150 lbs., holding a purple camera phone, and with a tattoo on the left side of his neck.
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TOWER SHOWCASE PRIED OPEN
Las Vegas, NV – June 20, 2009
Between three and five suspects were able to distract four sales associates in a retail jewelry store in a casino hotel. They pried open the door of a tower showcase and took three extremely rare Swiss tourbillion watches.
JEWELERS SHOOT AT TWO SUSPECTS
Oklahoma City, OK – June 26, 2009
During an attempted robbery at 4:00 p.m., an armed robber was shot by a sales associate at a jewelry store. The wounded suspect was seen fleeing in a maroon Chevrolet, and blood was found near where he got into the vehicle. Police later located the suspect, who was in critical condition, in the trauma center at the local medical center.
Ocala, FL – June 25, 2009
A store manager observed a vehicle sitting in front of her store for several minutes and then being driven around the parking lot some more. A male suspect got out of the vehicle, approached the store, and pulled a bandana up to his face. The manager yelled “Gun,” alerting the employees that she was going for her gun. The suspect entered carrying a hammer. The manager yelled at the suspect that she was going to shoot. The suspect ignored her and smashed a display case, taking a valuable gold medallion. The manager tried to fire her weapon twice, but it misfired. As the suspect fled to his vehicle, the manager fired a third time, which struck the back of the suspect’s vehicle, a bluish/purple SUV. The suspect is described as a white male, 6’, medium build, wearing a white jacket or long-sleeved shirt and camouflage short pants.
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