Police searching for person who stole $43K in jewelry from 2 P.E.I. stores
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Two police forces on Prince Edward Island are searching for the culprit who made off with tens of thousands of dollars' worth of items from local jewelry stores.
Charlottetown and Summerside police believe they're dealing with the same person who stole expensive items from Charm Diamond Centre locations in both cities.
The first theft happened Sept. 1 at the Charm location in the Royalty Crossing mall in Charlottetown.
Police said a man entered the store and asked to see two rings. While staff were distracted, the man left with the jewelry in his hand.
"I'm sure it's a normal practice of staff to hand over rings for potential customers to view," said Det.-Sgt. Darren MacDougall of the Charlottetown police. "This individual just subsequently turned and exited the store with the rings in his possession."
MacDougall said the combined value of the two rings was $18,000.
After store staff called 911, police obtained surveillance video footage of a man leaving in a black BMW 300-series vehicle that investigators later determined to have a stolen P.E.I. licence plate.
Just over a week later, on Sept. 9, Summerside police issued a news release about a similar theft from the Charm location in the County Fair Mall.
Police said a man had gone into that store at around 1:30 p.m., and fled with two rings after he asked to look at them. The jewelry was valued at a total of $25,000, according to the news release.
Summerside police said the man was around five feet 10 inches with a medium build and salt-and-pepper hair.
Echoing what happened in Charlottetown, the suspect was seen getting into a black BMW with a P.E.I. licence plate that had been reported stolen from a Summerside-area hotel parking lot earlier in the day.
Police are searching for a second suspect in the Summerside case: a woman with blonde hair who was driving the BMW.
After leaving the County Fair Mall area, police said the suspects stopped at the Granville Street Esso, pumped gas into the BMW, and left without paying.
MacDougall said police are also investigating a theft from yet another Charm Diamond Centre in Halifax in late August, and they believe all three incidents are connected.
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