Press Release: Theft at the Great Mall Jewelry Store Update #1
DATE:
August 25, 2019
LOCATION:
Valliani Jewelers, 302 Great Mall Drive, Milpitas
CASE #:
19-237-120
SUSPECT #1:
Black male, black hooded sweatshirt with “U.S. Polo Assn” in white letters along the right sleeve, red shorts, white socks, and red shoes.
SUSPECT #2:
Black male, black hooded sweatshirt with “U.S. Polo Assn” in white letters along the right sleeve, white undershirt, light blue shorts with small designs, white and black shoes.
SUSPECT #3:
Black male, black hooded sweatshirt with “U.S. Polo Assn” in white letters along the right sleeve, white undershirt, faded light colored jeans, white and black shoes.
SUSPECT VEHICLE:
black 4-door sedan
On August 25, 2019, at approximately 7:33 p.m., officers responded to a report of a theft at Valliani Jewelers, located at 302 Great Mall Drive, where three suspects smashed display cases and stole an unspecified amount of jewelry. The suspects were last seen running through the interior of the mall, where they exited through Entrance #1 and into the parking lot. The suspects entered a black 4-door sedan and drove away in an unknown direction.
Milpitas Police Detectives have been working this case diligently and obtained security camera footage of the suspects from the Great Mall of the Bay Area, Valliani Jewelers, and other nearby businesses. Detectives are also in contact with the Modesto Police Department regarding their investigation of a similar incident earlier the same day at the Valliani Jewelers at Vintage Faire Mall. At this time it is unknown if the suspects from the two incidents are the same, but the Milpitas Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the suspects involved in the theft incident at Valliani Jewelers located at the Great Mall.
If you have any information regarding these incidents at the Valliani Jewelers; then you are encouraged to call the Milpitas Police Department at (408) 586-2400. Additionally, the information can be given anonymously by calling the Crime Tip Hotline at (408) 586-2500 or via the Milpitas Police Department Website at: http://www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov/crimetip
Press Release By: Lieutenant John Torrez #209
Date and Time: August 26, 2019; 4:00 P.M.
Address/Location
Milpitas Police Department
1275 N Milpitas Blvd
Milpitas, CA 95035
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 408-586-2400