THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Tuesday, March 21, 1995 TAG: 9503210331
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B4 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
DATELINE: HAMPTON LENGTH: Short : 28 lines
Police are searching for two thieves who stole a large amount of jewelry from a Best Products store.
While a woman distracted a clerk by asking several questions, her accomplice crawled behind the display counter, unlocked two jewelry display cases and pocketed a large number of diamond rings and bracelets, said police Lt. Ed Davis.
Best would not reveal the dollar value of the heist, but Davis called it a ``very substantial amount of jewelry.'' The company is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspects.
The suspects entered the store about 8:50 p.m. last Thursday.
Store employees did not notice the jewelry had been taken until after the man and women left.
KEYWORDS: ROBBERY by CNB