Police are looking to track down a suspect who allegedly left a Hamilton jewelry store wearing an $86,000 watch in a brazen afternoon theft last month.
According to police, on July 15, a man visited Ashley Jewelers at Lime Ridge Mall and claimed he wanted to buy the watch.
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“It is believed the suspect knew the store had this particular watch in stock,” Hamilton police stated in a media release on Monday.
Staff retrieved the pricey timepiece, a platinum Rolex Daytona, from a safe and allowed him to try it on. He then fled in a vehicle that was waiting for him, investigators said.
Police are asking anyone with information to call or reach out to Crime Stoppers anonymously.