A jewel thief managed to steal three to four loose diamonds after smashing a case with a hammer he had tucked away in his pants, Dunwoody police said.
The man walked into Jared the Galleria of Jewelry in the 4500 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road just after 4:45 p.m. Thursday.
“After walking to the section that contained the loose diamonds, the suspect revealed the hammer and began smashing the display case,” Dunwoody police Sgt. Robert Parsons said Friday in a news release.
The thief ran to the store parking lot with the diamonds and handed them to a second person, who was walking up to the store, Parsons said.
Police said the robber was wearing a black sweatshirt, gray pants with a white stripe down the sides and white shoes. He was also wearing a black ball cap.
Police said the man is between 5 feet, 9 inches and 6 feet tall and weighs between 170 and 180 pounds. He had a distinct raised, dark blemish on his right arm. A description of the second person was not released.
Police said the men were last seen running toward Perimeter Center East.
Anyone with information about the crime is asked to contact Dunwoody police Detective Tim Waldron at timothy.waldron@dunwoodyga.gov or at 678-382-6911.
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