Thieves set off fireworks at mall to steal Rolex

SUNRISE — Police are looking for the suspects who set off fireworks inside a massive Florida outlet mall on New Year's Eve as a ruse to steal an $11,400 Rolex watch.

Sunrise Police said surveillance video shows a man trying on the Rolex at the Zales store at Sawgrass Mills. When the fireworks went off, frantic shoppers and employees ran for cover, hiding in stock rooms. The video shows the man running out the door with the pricey watch still on his wrist after the explosions start.

Authorities have few details on the suspects. The Miami Herald reported the Rolex is described as model No. 1626 with a blue face.

 

Saturday

The Associated Press

SUNRISE — Police are looking for the suspects who set off fireworks inside a massive Florida outlet mall on New Year's Eve as a ruse to steal an $11,400 Rolex watch.

Sunrise Police said surveillance video shows a man trying on the Rolex at the Zales store at Sawgrass Mills. When the fireworks went off, frantic shoppers and employees ran for cover, hiding in stock rooms. The video shows the man running out the door with the pricey watch still on his wrist after the explosions start.

Authorities have few details on the suspects. The Miami Herald reported the Rolex is described as model No. 1626 with a blue face.

 

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