Smash-and-Grab Robbery Reported at Troy Jewelry Store

Troy, MI – Investigators are seeking two suspects following a report of a smash-and-grab robbery at an Omega jewelry store at the Somerset Collection in Troy.

The Oakland Press reported that police were called to the local shopping mall at 6:31 p.m. on Tuesday, June 21.

Employees told them as many as five watches had been stolen from the store.

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The managers said two men walked into the store and when they were asked if they needed, help, they said, “No,” and walked behind a display case.

One of the men allegedly used a small sledge hammer to shatter the display case and grab four to five watches valued at more than $100,000.

Witnesses described the man with the hammer as about 5-foot-8 and weighing 175 pounds, while the other suspect was described as being 5-foot-8 to 6 feet tall and about 200 pounds.

Anyone with information about this incident should call the Troy Police Department at (248) 524-3477.

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