Burglar Steals $80,000 in Jewelry From Encinitas Antique Store, Authorities Say

ENCINITAS, CA — Authorities asked for the public's help Wednesday to identify a man who allegedly broke into an Encinitas antique store on two separate occasions, taking more than $80,000 worth of jewelry from a display case.

In the first burglary at 3 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 20 at Consignment Classics, 201 S. El Camino Real, the man allegedly stole approximately $30,000 worth of jewelry. It happened again at 5:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 2, when the same suspect made off with about $50,000 in jewelry, according to San Diego County Crime Stoppers and investigators from the San Diego County Sheriff's North Coastal Station.

On both occasions, the unidentified man was caught on surveillance footage. Authorities released still images from the footage Wednesday in the hopes someone in the public recognizes the suspect, described as a white man in his late 40s who is around 6 feet tall and weighs about 200 pounds. He was wearing prescription glasses, a black sweater, dark pants and athletic shoes. He was also seen carrying a black duffel bag with a shoulder strap.

Anyone with information about the suspect or the burglaries is asked to call the North Coastal Sheriff’s Station at 760-966-3500 or the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at 888-580-8477. Crime Stoppers is offering up to a $1,000 reward to anyone with information that leads to an arrest in the case. Anonymous email and text messages can be sent in via Sdcrimestoppers.org.