The San Diego Police Department released surveillance photos Friday of a man accused of stealing a high-end wristwatch from a department store after posing as an interested customer and trying on the watch.
According to police, the heist happened at around 8:45 p.m. on July 6 at the Macy’s department store at Westfield University Towne Center (UTC). The suspect acted like he was interested in purchasing a Gucci watch and a sales clerk in the jewelry department allowed him to try it on.
Once he had the watch on his wrist, the suspect ran out of the store before the clerk could stop him.
Police said it appears the suspect had been casing out the store’s watch display before the robbery. Investigators said the unknown man was caught on surveillance video the day before the crime looking at the watches.
Anyone with information on the identify of this suspect should contact the police department.
