A trio of thieves snatched a duffle bag filled with nearly $1 million worth of high-end jewelry out of a merchant’s unlocked car in Manhattan, police say.
The jewelry was stolen outside Metropolitan Pavilion on West 19th Street in Chelsea at 7 p.m. June 19 after the 60-year-old merchant loaded the valuables into her vehicle.
“She’s coming from a show where she had these items out and then left them in her car unlocked,” a police source said. “She went back to load more items.”
The thieves made off with approximately $900,000 of jewelry, including Cartier watches, a Tiffany clock and a Faberge Egg. They also stole platinum diamond earrings, a sapphire pendant, 18 assorted vintage and Victorian rings and 10 trays of brooches and pendants.
Police are asking for the public’s help identifying these three people who allegedly stole nearly $1 million in jewelry. DCPIPolice released surveillance footage of two men, one walking a dog, and a woman. The thieves fled in a 2011 gold and silver Subaru Forester.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
The alleged thieves drove off in this vehicle. DCPIThe public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
