Trio Sought In Jewelry Theft From Great Mall

MILPITAS, CA — Police on Thursday released surveillance photos hoping the public can help identify three males, in matching sweatshirts, wanted in connection with a theft at a Great Mall jewelry store in Milpitas.

On Aug. 25 at about 7:30 p.m., the suspects allegedly smashed display cases and stole an unspecified amount of jewelry from Valliani Jewelers at 302 Great Mall Drive, the Milpitas Department said.

Detectives said that shortly before that incident, the threesome is suspected of a theft from the mall's Home Depot store. Home Depot gave police security-camera footage of the men inside that business, which the department also released.

The suspects reportedly were driving a black, four-door sedan, and were described as: a black male wearing a black, hooded sweatshirt with “U.S. Polo Assn” in white letters along the right sleeve, red shorts, white socks and red shoes; a black male in a black, hooded sweatshirt with “U.S. Polo Assn” in white letters along the right sleeve, a white T-shirt, light blue shorts with small designs, white and black shoes; and a black male, also in a black, hooded sweatshirt with “U.S. Polo Assn” in white letters along the right sleeve, a white T-shirt, faded, light-colored jeans, white and black shoes.

Milpitas officers also are working with the Modesto Police Department, as a similar crime occurred at the Valliani Jewelers at Vintage Faire Mall in Modesto.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to call Milpitas police at (408) 586-2400 or leave tips at Crime Tip Hotline at (408) 586-2500.

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