Moment a man wearing a bizarre women's wig, black rubber gloves and armed with a syringe steals a luxury watch worth more than $100,000 before fleeing on a bicycle

  • Police said the man walked into the street on Collins Street, Melbourne on Feb 5
  • He threatened staff with a syringe before smashing a glass display
  • The man then ran out of the store with a watch and fled the scene on a bicycle 

A man is on the run after stealing a watch worth more than $100,000 during a Melbourne jewellery store robbery.

Police said the man walked into the shop on Collins Street about 10.40am on February 5.

He threatened staff with a syringe before smashing a glass display.

The man then ran out of the store with the watch and fled on a bicycle.

Officers are appealing for witnesses to the crime and have released images of a man with a distinctive tattoo on his left bicep.  

He was wearing a wig and black rubber gloves.

CCTV footage has been released showing the armed robbery as police hunt for the man responsible. 

A man is on the run after stealing a watch worth more than $100,000 during a Melbourne jewellery store robbery
Police said the man walked into the shop on Collins Street about 10.40am on February 5

A man is on the run after stealing a watch worth more than $100,000 during a Melbourne jewellery store robbery

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Hunt for man after Melbourne jewellery store robbery, $100,000 watch stolen

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