Crime & Safety
Suspected East Bay Jewelry Thief Turns Himself In
Kevin Davis Jr. of Pittsburg has turned himself in to authorities after being implicated in the burglary of a Concord department store.
EAST BAY, CA -- A Pittsburg man who was arrested and released weeks ago in connection with the December theft of jewelry at a department store in Concord, has been re-arrested, this time after turning himself in. The jewelry, however, is still missing.
Police have said 26-year-old Kevin Davis Jr. was identified as a suspect who allegedly stole jewelry from the Sears store in the Sunvalley Shopping Center in early December.
After police posted store surveillance photos of the suspect on their Facebook page, several people contacted authorities following the burglary identifying Davis as the suspect.
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Search and arrest warrants were served on Dec. 29 and Davis was taken into custody. However, during a search of his residence, police found evidence linking him to the crime but they did not find the stolen jewelry
and he was released on Jan. 3.
Police said additional warrants were later served and investigators found more evidence implicating Davis.
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On Feb. 2, police issued a warrant for Davis' arrest.
He turned himself in at the Contra Costa County Superior Courthouse on Feb. 8 and remains in custody on $40,000 bail.
Police said the stolen jewelry is still missing.
Bay City News contributed to this report/Image via Shutterstock
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