NEW YORK, NY (WCBS 880) -- Approximately $120,000 worth of jewelry was stolen from two jewelry company employees in Grand Central Terminal a month ago, and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police are asking for anyone with information regarding the theft to come forward.
MTA Police believe that on the lower level of the Terminal at about 6 p.m. on June 24, the jewelry company employees were transporting about 800 pieces of gold and diamond jewelry including rings, neck chains, bracelets, earrings and pendants, and about $2,000 in cash, in a black duffel bag. The employee with possession of the bag set it down momentarily to discard some garbage.
At that moment, the employee’s co-worker was approached by two men who created a diversion by dropping a $10 bill on the ground and informing the co-worker that he had dropped it. As the co-worker was occupied, a third man took the duffel bag and replaced it with a nearly identical bag that was weighted down to appear have the same weight as the bag containing the jewelry. After the bags were switched, the three suspects left the area separately.
The MTA Police ask that anyone with information that may be pertinent to this case call the MTA Police Department at 212-878-1000.
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momentarily to discard some garbage.
