New York, NY– UPDATE: The owner of another jewelry store near one of the incidents, told News 12 she recognizes two of the women wanted for theft.
On March 17th, they came in her shop with a man, suspiciously asking to try on jewelry while trying to grab other items in display cases. The owner said because of her vigilant staff, they left with nothing.
Police are asking for help finding three women they say are behind a string of jewelry thefts across the city — including two that happened just minutes apart in Williamsburg.
Investigators say the incidents all happened on Monday, March 9.
According to police, the group first hit a Catbird jewelry store on Centre Street in Manhattan around 2 p.m., where they took about $31,000 worth of jewelry. Hours later, police say they showed up in Williamsburg. The first Brooklyn stop was at Gorjana on North 7th Street around 6:10 p.m., where investigators say they took about $7,000 worth of jewelry. Then, less than an hour later, the same group went to another Catbird store just around the corner on North 6th Street, taking about $3,500 more.
Surveillance video shows three women walking into the stores and looking at jewelry displays.
Police say the plan was simple: Two of the women kept an employee busy by asking questions, while the third reached into a display case and took the jewelry.
The owner of another jewelry store near one of the incidents, told News 12 that she recognizes two of the women wanted for theft. She said they came in her shop on Tuesday with a man and asked to try on jewelry while trying to grab other items in display cases. The owner said because of her vigilant staff, they left with nothing.
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If you have any information regarding this incident or information on these criminals, please contact the Jewelers’ Security Alliance at jsa2@jewelerssecurity.org or 212-687-0328.