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$3,000 necklace swiped in grab-and-run

Male then ran out of the store and into a waiting car
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Guelph police say a gold necklace was stolen from the hands of a store employee on Tuesday.

At 3:14pm, an adult male was looking at jewellery in a store located near the intersection of Stone Road West and Edinburgh Road South.

The male then proceeded to grab a men’s Figaro Gucci 24-inch gold necklace valued at $2,999.99 from the sales consultant’s hands, run out of the store and get into a waiting motor vehicle. The vehicle then fled the area.

The male is described as black, early 20s, five-foot-10, braided hair and wearing a black t-shirt, grey sweatpants, black fanny pack and blue surgical mask.

The vehicle is described as a tan/grey Chevrolet Impala.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Const. Taylor Vajushi-Cooper at 519-824-1212 ext. 7320, email him at tvajushi-cooper@guelphpolice.ca, leave an anonymous tip at CRIME STOPPERS 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or submit an anonymous tip online at www.csgw.tips.