Authorities say a jewel thief who is wanted in connection with crimes committed from Florida to South Korea stole a diamond ring worth $255,000 from a Tiffany store in New York.
A jewel thief who is wanted in connection with crimes committed from Florida to South Korea stole a diamond ring worth $255,000 from a Tiffany store in New York by switching it with a cubic zirconia replica, authorities said.The theft took place on March 4 at a Tiffany store in Manhattan 's Rockefeller Center complex, according to a criminal complaint filed by the district attorney's office.
Police detectives viewed surveillance footage from the store and saw Wan slip the genuine ring into his palm and switch it with the fake, according to the complaint.Wan is also charged with stealing a diamond ring worth $25,000 from a Cartier store in the Hudson Yards complex on March 12. In the second case he pocketed the ring and didn't leave a fake in its place, according to the complaint.Wan was arrested Friday and arraigned Saturday in Manhattan criminal court on grand larceny charges.
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