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Old 5 August 2022, 02:44 AM   #1
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Florida thieves steal over $100K in high-end jewelry in smash-and-grab at mall

Three masked men in Florida were captured on video stealing more than $100,000 worth of jewelry in a brazen smash-and-grab at a mall on Tuesday, authorities said.

The theft happened just after 1:30 p.m. at the Diamond Galleria store at the Citrus Park Town Center, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said.

The suspects entered the mall through an employee entrance on the building’s south side before making their way to the jewelry store, the sheriff's office said.

Surveillance video shows the men shattering glass display cases holding high-end watches with what appear to be hammers.

The suspects made off with more than $100,000 worth of merchandise and exited through the same employee entrance where a fourth suspect in a getaway car was waiting, according to investigators.

The suspects fled in the vehicle, believed to be a 2020-2022 silver Nissan Murano.

"These suspects are seen on camera and video, so it's only a matter of time before they are caught for the crimes they committed today," Sheriff Chad Chronister said in a written statement.

No injuries were reported at the mall during the brazen smash-and-grab

Authorities asked anyone with information about the incident or the suspects to call Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office at (813) 247-8200 or Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay at 1-800-873-TIPS (8477).



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Old 5 August 2022, 02:59 AM   #2
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Guess some people are REALLY tired of waitlists.
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Old 5 August 2022, 03:20 AM   #3
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Guess some people are REALLY tired of waitlists.


Haha....100K wasnt much tho compared to the other smash & grabs we've read about.
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Old 5 August 2022, 03:50 AM   #4
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I just knew Florida was a hellhole of crime. Stay away from their malls, people. Stay in your homes!!!

I'm sure they'll find some way to blame California.
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I'm sure they'll find some way to blame California.
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Old 5 August 2022, 03:51 AM   #6
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Idiots. It’s $750k adjusted.
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No Rolexessssss were in the cases, luckily!
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100k... so they stole one piece?
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Old 5 August 2022, 05:58 AM   #9
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Wasn’t the Governor of California recently in Florida?
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I'm sure they'll find some way to blame California.
While I'm not the official State spokesperson...... we blame Canada.
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$100K? Smashed many display cases?

Amateurs.

They must’ve gone directly to the Tag Heuer case.


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Someone had to say it.
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Well yeah. Obviously.
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As a Canadian, I blame Trudeau
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$100 grand? I've made bigger hauls from a Honey Baked Ham store.
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Damn good Ham!!
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I just knew Florida was a hellhole of crime. Stay away from their malls, people. Stay in your homes!!!

I'm sure they'll find some way to blame California.
Very first thing I thought when I saw this.

I was in Orlando in February at the Vineland Premium Outlet and, while we were there, there was a smash and grab at the Zales store there. We were waiting to get into a store and started seeing cops arrive every few minutes and, by the time we got out of the store, there were police lines up everywhere and you could clearly see the broken cases, etc.
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No smash and grab at malls where I live. But then, that might be because we don't have any malls.
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This mall is about 4 miles from my house. I received a Ring notification that there was an active shooter at the mall but it was later corrected to a smash and grab. Apparently a similar vehicle was used for a bank robbery a couple miles away the next day.
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Well, you know, Canadians only come to Florida for a few months in the winter. They should stay here if they truly really loved us. We feel so alone from May through October.
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We do contribute to your economy with the export of our hockey players

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Old 6 August 2022, 05:13 AM   #26
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I stayed. I go back and forth often but now live in the Sunshine State!
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