April 23, 2010 Mall security chase jewelry thief www.privateofficer.com
Four men ran into Harstans Jewelers inside the Westfield Shoppingtown in Trumbull Thursday night dressed in dark clothes, began smashing the glass display cabinets and stole dozens of pieces of jewelry, police said.
At least one suspect had a weapon when the men ransacked the store around 8 p.m.
In all, they stole $450,000 in merchandise before taking off in a waiting vehicle, according to police.
Mall security guards followed the suspects into Bridgeport, where the men abandoned the car on Main Street, and fled into the parking area of Brookside Shopping Park.
Bridgeport police located one suspect, Larry Johnson, 31, of Brooklyn, New York in the Shangri La restaurant.
He is charged with first-degree robbery, forgery, criminal impersonation and possession of burglary tools.
Johnson is being held on $500,000 bond
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