Watch As Thief Swipes $100K In Bracelets At Midtown Store: NYPD

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — The NYPD is trying to identify a man who casually stole bracelets worth nearly $100,000 from a Midtown Manhattan jewelry store, police said.

The suspect entered the Rafaello & Co jewelry store on West 47th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenue on the afternoon of July 30 and started browsing the store's wares. While the jewel thief stood beside a bracelet display, he peered around the store, sensed nobody was watching and quickly reached behind the case and grabbed 19 bracelets, police said.

The stolen goods are valued at $97,000, police said. After pocketing the merchandize, the thief calmly exited the store, police said.

Check out a video of the robbery below:

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

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