The suspect pictured above is wanted for diamond switches in NJ, FL, PA, VA and NC. He is a black male, 47-years old, 5’7”, 230 lbs. It has been reported that the suspect may recently have been seen in Houston, TX, and may be involved in gold selling scams. The suspect has numerous prior arrests for offenses including theft, weapons, aggravated assault on police with a firearm, and numerous charges of larceny and receiving stolen property. Anyone with information regarding this suspect is asked to contact Det. Schutta, Somerset County Prosecutors Office at #908-575-3378, or Det. Acquaviva, Raritan Borough Police Dept. at #908-725-6700.

On February 17, 2010 a total of five male Hispanic suspects entered a retail jewelry store in Okeechobee, FL and pistol whipped the owner, severely injuring her, and cleaned out the showcases. They also threatened to cut her throat and kill her. The victim describes the suspects as either Salvadoran or Honduran, ages 20s to 30s. Three of the suspects had entered and cased the store the day before the robbery, asking for an item to be placed on hold with a deposit. The sketches above are of three of the robbers, none of whom wore masks. If you have information, please contact Detective John Zeigler of the Okeechobee Police Dept., 863-763-5521.

The suspect pictured above is reported to have used a stolen credit card to purchase a high-end watch in a retail jewelry store in Fairfield County, CT on April 27, 2010. He is descried as a white male, possibly European, 6’2”, well dressed in his mid to late 30s.

The suspect pictured visited a Dallas, TX department store. He looked around the jewelry department and left without incident. The suspect returned to the store on March 15th and requested to look at a pair of earrings valued at $18,000. Once he was shown the earrings, he ran with them out of the store. The suspect is described as a white male, early 40s, 5’10,” 195 lbs. He was wearing a baseball cap, jeans and a beige-striped shirt. He is reported to have driven away in a grey Land Rover Discovery.

The suspect pictured at the left entered a retail jewelry store in downtown Fredericksburg, VA and asked to see a three-stone diamond ring. As he was shown the ring, he grabbed it and ran out of the store. The suspect is described as a 25-30 year old white male. He has a large tattoo of approximately 1-inch letters across his chest. If you can identify this suspect or if you have similar cases involving this suspect, please contact Detective Wayne Hunnicutt of the Fredericksburg (VA) Police Department at 540-847-1885.

The suspect pictured at the left is believed to have switched a fake diamond ring for a real diamond valued at $9,725 in a retail chain store in Flower Mound, TX on January 4, 2010. The suspect used a fake diamond which he had set in a mounting stolen in the grab and run of a similar diamond ring which was taken from a different branch of the same chain the previous week. The suspect is a black male, 5’10”, late 20s, thin build. If you have information about this suspect, please contact Detective Leflore of the Flower Mound, TX Police Department at 972-874-3340.

A warrant is outstanding for the female suspect pictured above in connection with the robbery of a retail jewelry store in Fairfield, CT in September 2008. The suspect and a male accomplice posed as customers and asked to see a $20,000 ring under the jeweler’s light. When the sales associate turned to get the light, the suspects sprayed the sales associate in the face with pepper spray and fled with the ring. The name of the suspect cited in the warrant is Bianca Serber. She is a black female, 30-years-old, 5’4”, 130 lbs. with a tattoo on the left arm: “RIP10/1/79...10/13/03” and the right arm: “BK.”  Police believe that the male accomplice, who remains unidentified, may be responsible for a similar robbery in Maryland. If you have information on this suspect please contact Detective Peter Bravo, Fairfield (CT)

The suspect pictured above went into a retail jewelry store in a shopping plaza in Guilderland, NY at 5:00 p.m. on December 3, 2009 and asked to look at a white gold diamond pave necklace. He told the sales associate he would take it, and then walked out with the necklace. The store manager tried to locate the suspect in the parking lot but was unsuccessful. Anyone with information is asked to call the NY State Police at (518) 783-3211.

The individual pictured above is wanted in connection with a $47,800 credit card fraud. On September 29 he produced a driver’s license and used a fraudulent credit card at a retail jeweler on Fifth Avenue in New York City that was initially rejected by the credit card company. When the suspect was advised of the rejection, he used his cell phone and pretended to call the credit card company. After a short conversation, the suspect handed his cell phone to the sales associate who believed that she was talking with the credit card representative and accepted a verification number and then released the jewelry. It is reported that the same suspect attempted the same method but was unsuccessful in several other Fifth Avenue retail jewelry stores during the same time period, and is also believed to have participated in similar frauds in CA and NJ. The suspect is described as a black male, 22 years old, 5’9”, and 160 lbs. If you have information please contact Detective Kevin Dename, Midtown North Detective Squad, NYPD, 212-767-8422.

An Hispanic male suspect entered a retail jewelry store in San Diego, CA jewelry store on August 8, 2009 and pulled a pistol from his pocket. He gave the female store manager and a female sales associate a bag and ordered them to fill it from two floor display cases which contained diamond jewelry, gold necklaces and watches. The sales associate remembered helping the suspect on the previous day, when there was no sale made or identification recorded. The suspect is described as 25-years-old, 6', 155 lbs., dark hair, thin mustache, wearing a military style floppy hat, blue long-sleeved pullover and blue jeans. If you have information, contact Detective Tim Johnson of the San Diego Police Department at 619-531-2317.

The person pictured is a suspect in the theft of 19 diamond rings from a retail jewelry store in Sarasota , FL on September 22, 2009. The person pictured asked a sales associate to see a ring. The sales associate unlocked the showcase and removed one diamond ring from a cushion with 20 rings. The suspect requested a loupe to take a closer look at the stone. The sales associate closed the showcase, but did not lock it. When the sales associate walked back to get the loupe, the suspect opened the case, took the tray of diamond rings and fled the store. The suspect is described as a black male, 35-45 years old, 5'8”, 150-160 lbs., short black hair and wearing prescription eyeglasses. Anyone with information should contact Detective K. Blakely at the Sarasota (FL) County Sheriff 's Office, 941-861-4933.

The three white suspects pictured above entered a retail jewelry store in Nashville, TN at 1:00 p.m. on June 29, 2009. The younger male suspect shielded the older male suspect from the view of store employees while the older male suspect took two diamond watches from a cabinet. The older male then handed the watches to the female who put them in her purse. The older male suspect was described as in his late 40s, short dark graying hair, 5' 9” and 180 lbs. The younger male, described as a teenager, is 5'8”, 145 lbs., with short spiky black hair. The female is described as in her 30s, 5'3”, 140 lbs. with long brown hair.

On May 27, 2009 this suspect walked into a retail jewelry store located in the Aventura Mall, Aventura , Florida , posed as a customer, and asked to see a diamond watch valued at $80,250. As a sales associate described the features of the timepiece, the suspect grabbed the watch from the associate's hand and ran out of the store. The store security guard followed the suspect to an area outside of the mall and was able to provide the police with a description of the getaway vehicle. A security camera captured the suspect's image, which was distributed to other Florida law enforcement agencies and subsequently led to his identification and a warrant for his arrest. Additional information from law enforcement indicates that this subject is a suspect in multiple jewelry store crimes in other jurisdictions. LAWRENCE LEE LOGAN,
Born: 6/13/65, Description: Black Male, 44, 5'10”, 170 lbs.
WARRANT INFORMATION: On August 21, 2009, Arrest Warrant #9001026, charging Lawrence Lee Logan with Grand Theft 2 nd Degree Felony, was signed by Judge Blake, Miami Dade County Court, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida. Contact Detective Michael Giordano, Aventura Police Department, Criminal Investigations Division at #305-466-8989 ext. 8136 or email: mgiordano@aventurapolice.com .

The individual pictured is a suspect in two recent sneak thefts at retail jewelry stores in Beverly Hills , CA . The suspect talked on a cell phone and waited for the sales associates to be busy and looking away. He then slid open an unlocked showcase and took jewelry merchandise. He is described as a white male, 30-years-old, 5'10” – 6', 200 lbs., short bleached blond hair with an eastern European accent. See a video of one of his thefts on our homepage. If you have information, call the Beverly Hills Police Department at 310-288-2656.

The individual pictured above is a suspect in the theft of diamond ring from a retail jewelry store in Beverly Hills , CA. The suspect distracted the sales associate, palmed the ring, and left the store. He is described as a white male, 6' 0”, 200 lbs, gray hair, dressed casually. If you have information, call the Beverly Hills Police Department Detective Bureau at 310-285-2158.

These three individuals were accompanied by an older couple and are suspected of being involved in a distraction theft at a jewelry store on March 5, 2009 in Beaver Creek, CO.

The suspect pictured at the left is being sought by police as a suspect in a grab and run of four diamond rings, including one of three carats, from a store in Orange , California on February 3, 2009. The suspect had posed as a boyfriend looking to buy an engagement ring and returned to the store multiple times, seeking to build rapport with the store's sales associates. He is described as a black male in his 20s, 5' 9” and 165 lbs. Anyone with information should contact Detective Leslie Franco of the Orange Police Department at 714-744-7572

On November 30, 2008 burglars entered the rear of an empty commercial space in a small strip mall in Englewood, NJ and cut their way through several walls to a jewelry store. The suspects then cut into the back of a large floor safe, with a resulting large loss. Two suspects, who may be tied to an Eastern European gang that does jewelry store burglaries and attacks on ATMs, are pictured above in surveillance photos. If you have information, contact Det. Adolfo Gutierrez or Detective Sgt. Timothy Torell of the Englewood Police Department at 201-871-6445 or 201-871-6419

On November 20, 2008 the light-skinned black male pictured above was being shown a 3.00 Ct. diamond engagement ring in a retail jewelry store in Oklahoma City, OK. During the presentation he stepped outside to receive a phone call. When he returned, he continued asking questions regarding the ring, but then he grabbed the ring and ran out of the store. The suspect is between 6’1” and 6’4”, approximately 190-215 lbs., short black hair, full beard, brown eyes. He is reported to be 25-35 years old.

A white male suspect entered a retail jewelry store in Vancouver, WA on November 14, 2008 and waited several minutes while his watch band was repaired. After getting his watch back, the suspect took a diamond tennis bracelet from a display and walked out of the store. The suspect was wearing blue jeans and a denim shirt with a white shirt underneath. Anyone with information should call the Vancouver Police Department and reference case #VO8-21515.

Timothy E. Root , pictured on left, is wanted for a grab and run of two diamond rings from the fine jewelry department of a retail store in Plymouth Meeting Township , PA on August 6, 2008. His partner in that crime, Jermaine Johnson , pictured on right, is already in custody. Root has a lengthy criminal history, including crimes of violence, and should be considered dangerous. Anyone with information should contact 911 or request additional information from Det. Jeffrey McGee , 610-279-1900 or e-mail jmcgee@plymouthmeetingtownship.org

The picture at left is an enhanced photo from a surveillance camera of a suspect in a jewelry store robbery in Elgin , Illinois on July 11, 2008. Four Hispanic males entered the retail jewelry store at 11:30 a.m. with guns. They brought a mother and daughter who own the store to the back and emptied the showcases. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective St. John at 847-289-2619.