Police seek to ID suspect in jewelry store theft

JACKSON, Tenn. — Police are investigating a theft of more than $7,000 worth of jewelry from a store in the Old Hickory Mall.

On March 26, a man snatched $7,300 worth of jewelry from a clerk at Reeds Jewelers before running toward the south entrance of the mall, according to a release from the Jackson Police Department.

The stolen items included a set of diamond earrings and a white gold necklace with a diamond pendant. The incident was captured on surveillance video.

Police describe the suspect as a heavy-set black man with gold teeth and multiple tattoos on his arm. He reportedly was wearing a yellow and black shirt, jeans and a ball cap.

Anyone who can help identify the man is asked to call Jackson police at 731-425-8400 or Crime Stoppers at 731-424-TIPS (8477).