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Bold Thief Snatches Rolex from Stanford Shopping Center

The watch was valued at $8,550.


A thief got away with an $8,550 Rolex watch from Shreve & Co. jewelry store in Stanford Shopping Center.

The watch was stolen during the noon hour on Tuesday, Aug. 14, according to Palo Alto Online.

The publication reports that a white man in his 30s, well groomed, five feet eight inches tall and weighing 200 pounds, asked to see the watch. He ran out of the store with the Rolex.

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The suspect has blue eyes and is balding. He wore a light blue, casual short-sleeved button-down shirt and dark blue or gray Bermuda shorts.

If you have information about this crime, call the Palo Alto Police Department at 650-329-2413.

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