Crime & Safety
Jewelry Store Owner Chases Down Thief
Police arrested a 31-year-old Brookfield Thursday after he allegedly ran out of Mixa Jewelers with a $785 piece of jewelry.
The owner of Mixa Jewelers in Shorewood chased down a 31-year-old Brookfield man Thursday after he allegedly ran out of the store with a $785 piece of jewelry.
Police say the owner of the jewelry store at 4320 N. Oakland Ave. agreed to take a 14kt. gold cross out of the case so the Brookfield man could take a photo of it. The man examined it for a few minutes before he ran out of the store, with the jewelry still in hand.
The owner ran after the man and wrestled the merchandise away.
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The thief fled in a car with a covered license plate, but police caught up with him a short time later after someone on the street phoned police with a description of the get-away car.
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