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April 6, 2006

Coventry police probing report of gem theft

COVENTRY – Police are investigating a report that a thief made off with more than $350,000 in cash and gems from a Stamford, Conn., man in the parking lot of the Home Depot at 700 Centre of New England Blvd.

According to a statement police issued today, the man told police he is a jeweler who was traveling to Boston to sell the jewelry. He said he was approached from behind, forced into the backseat of his vehicle at gunpoint and bound and gagged.

Police said they have spoken with witnesses, one of whom observed the complainant and another man sitting in the rear of the vehicle. That witness and another said they later saw the man bound and gagged in the back of his vehicle.

Police said no suspect has been identified, and Stamford Police have told Coventry detectives that they have experienced similar robberies.

Posted by Kate Bramson  at 4:53 PM | Permalink

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