Poway Sheriff's Investigators Seek Public's Help to Identify and Apprehend Burglary Suspects: $1,000 Reward

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December 4, 2008 (Poway) — San Diego County
Crime Stoppers is joining forces with San Diego County Sheriff's Department's
Poway detectives to help identify and apprehend the suspects responsible for
burglarizing a jewelry store.  The suspects' vehicle was caught on store
surveillance video. 

On November 11, 2008 at about 6:00 a.m., two suspects stole about $100,000
worth of jewelry from Phillips Jewelers jewelry store, located at 14857 Pomerado
Road in Poway while another suspect waited in a vehicle in the parking lot.  The
suspects gained entry into the jewelry store by breaking into the adjoining
business and then breaking through an interior wall.

One of the suspects was described as a Hispanic male with brown hair. He was
about 5'7" tall and weighed about 180 lbs.  He was wearing a maroon hooded
sweatshirt.

The
suspect vehicle was caught on surveillance tape.  It is described as a
black, newer model, Ford F-150 "step side" with a matching fiberglass shell.  The
license plate was covered up with a piece of cardboard.

Anyone with information on the identity or location of the suspect(s)
is asked to call the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (888) 580-8477.

You can also
send anonymous email or text messages to Crime Stoppers by visiting the following
link www.sdcrimestoppers.com.

Crime Stoppers is offering up to a $1,000 reward
to anyone with information that leads to the arrest of these suspects.

For information leading to an arrest, you could receive up to a $1,000 reward
and remain anonymous.  The qualification of any person(s) for the reward
and the amount of the reward for any person(s) so qualifying will be determined
by San Diego County Crime Stoppers, Inc, in its sole discretion.  The
amount of all rewards given shall not exceed $1,000.  Information must
be
received on the tip line, (888) 580-TIPS.


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