Women lift $41,500 in jewelry from 3 businesses in 1 day: NYPD

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — The NYPD has released surveillance footage Thursday of three women wanted for allegedly stealing over $41,000 in jewelry from three businesses across multiple neighborhoods in one day earlier this month.

According to officials, on Monday, March 9, the trio used a coordinated tactic where two suspects would distract a female employee with conversation while the third person removed jewelry from unlocked display cases.

The spree began in Manhattan at approximately 2 p.m., when the suspects entered Catbird at 253 Centre St. and made off with $31,000 in jewelry. Later that evening, at 6:10 p.m., the group targeted a business at Catbird Jewelry Williamsburg on North 7th Street and stole $7,000 worth of items, cops said.

The trio used a coordinated tactic where two suspects would distract a female employee with conversation while the third person removed jewelry from unlocked display cases. Photo credit NYPD

Their final hit occurred less than an hour later at 6:55 p.m. at Gorjana located at North 6th Street, where they took an additional $3,500 in jewelry before fleeing…

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