giovedì 12 gennaio 2012

More than $100,000 worth of diamonds stolen from jewelry store — Wyomissing, PA


Police hope surveillance pictures will lead them to arrest a trio of men who may be behind a series of jewelry store heists up and down the East Coast.

The most recent theft happened Saturday night at the Zales jewelry store in the Berkshire Mall in Wyomissing, Berks Co. More than $100,000 worth of diamonds were stolen.

The three men worked together to pull off the heist, police said. Surveillance photos show the professional thieves in the act, making off with around 40 diamond rings in just a matter of seconds.

It sounds like a scene out of a movie. Detectives said two of the men pretend to be customers and distract the employees.

“Never knowing the third party snuck in behind them, and he’s now on his hands and knees, crawling under the counter,” said Chief Jeffrey Biehl, Wyomissing Police Dept.

The man on the floor opened the display case and grabbed the diamonds before the employees knew what was happening, police said.

“Once that door slams and they look and see him with the rings, these males, out the store they went,” said Biehl.

Video recorded by the mall’s cameras shows two men walking out of the store while the third thief booked it down the hall to the door.

“These were not novices. They know what they’re doing,” said Biehl.

According to Zales, the men are part of a retail theft ring and have hit at least seven other stores up and down the East Coast. The first happened near the end of May in Massachusetts.

The next month they were in New Jersey, and eventually made their way to Connecticut, Ohio, Florida, and two other Zales stores in Pennsylvania.

In total, Zales is reporting nearly $400,000 worth of diamond rings have been taken. Now, the company’s offering a $5,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest.


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