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2 Suspects Wanted for Grab-and-Run Thefts Across 4 States

CrimeJul 08, 2021

2 Suspects Wanted for Grab-and-Run Thefts Across 4 States

They most recently stole from two jewelry stores in Utah, according to the Jewelers’ Security Alliance.

New York—Two men are wanted in connection with at least 10 grab-and-run thefts across four states in June alone.

According to an email alert from the Jewelers’ Security Alliance, at 3 p.m. on June 24, two male suspects carried out a grab-and-run, stealing several pieces of gold jewelry from a store in St. George, Utah.

While police were on the scene investigating, a nearby jewelry store reported a second grab-and-run believed to have been perpetrated by the same two men. 

In the second incident, the suspects reportedly fled the scene in a dark-colored Subaru sedan.

JSA said these two suspects, pictured below, are believed to have committed at least nine other grab-and-runs in June in four states: Texas, Nevada, California, and Utah.

The organization reported two of those past cases in JSA Crime Alerts dated June 17 (San Antonio) and June 24 (Burleson, Texas).

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JSA provided these images of the two men wanted for allegedly committing grab-and-run thefts across four states.

The first suspect is described as a black male in his mid-30s, between 6” and 6” 2’ tall with a heavy build and heavily tattooed arms. 

The second is described as a black male in his early to mid-30s with tattoos on his neck and both arms. 

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Zach Bahlmann of the St. George Police Department in Utah at 435-627-4342 or JSA at 212-687-0328 or jsa2@jewelerssecurity.org.
Brecken Branstratoris the senior editor, gemstones at National Jeweler, covering sourcing, pricing and other developments in the colored stone sector.
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