Man Stole $250K Worth of Watches from Clinton Store in Multi-State Burglary Spree: Feds

CLINTON, CT — A New Jersey man was sentenced to 60 months in a federal prison for his role in a multi-state burglary spree in which $250,000 worth of watches were stolen from a store at the Clinton Crossing outlets three years ago.

Alionis Perez, a citizen of Cuba who most recently resided in New Jersey, also received three years of supervised release, U.S. States Attorney Deirdre M. Daly announced on Thursday.

Perez and others were accused of traveling from New Jersey to Connecticut on Aug. 2, 2013, according to authorities.

The next day, they broke into the Fossil store located in Clinton, disabled the alarm system and stole watches valued at approximately of $250,000, Daly said in a press release.

The suspects then returned to New Jersey with the stolen merchandise.

Daly details the stops Perez and others made in the multi-state burglary spree below:

On August 18, 2013, Perez and others attempted to break into the Movado store located in Kittery, Maine.

On September 19, 2013, Perez and others broke into the Fossil store located in Miramar Beach, Fla., and stole watches valued at approximately of $170,000.

On October 4, 2013, Perez and others broke into the Fossil store located in Hagerstown, Md., and stole watches valued at approximately $750,000.

On October 24, 2013, Perez and others broke into the Fossil store located in Grove City, Penn., and stole watches valued at approximately $195,000.

On November 22, 2013, Perez and others traveled from New Jersey to Massachusetts and stole a van. The next day, they broke into the Michael Kors store in Lee, Mass., disabled the alarm system and stole watches and bag valued at approximately $500,000.

The conspirators then traveled from Massachusetts, disposed of the stolen van in Staten Island, New York, and returned to New Jersey with the stolen merchandise.

During the evening of August 7 or early morning hours of August 8, 2014, Perez and others burglarized a Radio Shack store located in Chesterfield, Mo. However, the burglary was interrupted and they were able to steal only a small amount of cash.

The following evening, Perez and others burglarized a Sunglass Hut Store located in Leawood, Kan., and stole 623 pairs of sunglasses valued at approximately $113,000.

In the early morning hours of August 10, 2014, Perez and others burglarized a Radio Shack in Franklin, Tenn., and stole approximately 50 smartphones valued at approximately $28,000.

“Later that day, Perez and his co-conspirators were arrested in a hotel room in Nashville, Tenn,” Daly said in a press release. “The property stolen from the Sunglass Hut in Kansas and Radio Shack in Tennessee was recovered in connection with the arrest.”

Perez has been detained since his arrest on August 10, 2014. On May 23, 2016, he pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to engage in the interstate transportation of stolen property.

Perez has been ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $1.865 million, according to Daly.

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