Skip to content

SEE IT: Thieves swipe cufflinks worth $15,000 from Manhattan jewelry store

PUBLISHED: | UPDATED:

Two crooks swiped $15,000 worth of cufflinks from a Diamond District shop in Manhattan in a brazen theft caught on camera, police said.

The thieves entered Diamonds by Siag on W. 47 St. near Fifth Ave. around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday posing as customers, authorities said.

The video shows two men, wearing blue surgical masks and baseball caps, talking to a woman behind the counter. Police said they asked the employee if they could look at some bracelets and cufflinks, and she stepped away.

The clip then shows one suspect with the word “SWOOSH” on his sleeve reaching behind the glass display, grabbing a tray of a dozen cufflinks and sliding them under his hoodie.

Video shows crook pocket $15,000 worth of cuff links at jewelry store, police said.
Video shows crook pocket $15,000 worth of cuff links at jewelry store, police said.

When the woman arrives back at the counter, the thief casually bends down to pick up his dropped loot and slips it into his pocket, the video shows.

The two men ran out of the jewelry store with their bounty and are still on the loose.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS.