Brazen burglar scoops up $1.5M in jewelry from NYC Macy’s, ditches loot when guard confronts him: cops

A brazen burglar scooped up about $1.5 million worth of jewelry products from a Downtown Brooklyn Macy’s Tuesday – but abandoned the loot that he’d stuffed into two suitcases when a worker chased him with a stick, cops and the guard said.

The thief packed more than 700 assorted jewelry items — including a stash of gold he’d pulled from two registers — into the luggage, which was also allegedly stolen from the store, police and the Macy’s guard said.

“When I opened it, I said, ‘Oh my God,’” said the eagle-eyed worker, who chased the thief. “I don’t realize that dude took all that stuff from the jewelry section. That’s a lot of jewelry.”

The alleged thief apparently entered the department store while it was still open, cops said…

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