GRAB & RUN – ESCONDIDO, CA

On 7/15/21, at approximately 5:15 p.m, a subject entered a jewelry store and indicated he wanted to view chains.  As the subject was on the phone and mumbling while speaking into the phone, the associate handed him a chain.  As the subject grabbed the chain, he threw it in the air, caught it, then took off running with it outside the mall.  The subject was described as a Black male in his mid 20’s to early 30’s. He is 5’10”, and has a medium build.  He was last seen wearing a grey Kangol hat, a blue long sleeve v-neck sweater vest, and grey pants.  He also has black dreadlocks stuffed under his hat. If you have any information regarding this subject, please contact the Jewelers’ Security Alliance at jsa2@jewelerssecurity.org or 212-687-0328.