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February 6, 2012

Suspects sought in ‘bait and switch’ crime

Stole gold from local jewelry store

Submitted by the Dalton Police Department

The Dalton Police Department is asking the public for help in identifying two men who ripped off an area jewelry store of about $7,500 in a “bait and switch” style theft.

The incident happened on Saturday, Feb. 4 at approximately 3:30 p.m. Two men entered Casa Blanca’s Jewelry at 1100 E. Walnut Ave. and told an employee that they wanted to sell a bag of gold jewelry. After negotiating a price of $7,500 for the bags and testing the authenticity of the gold, the employee gave the men their money.  

When her back was turned, one of the suspects pulled out another bag and switched the bags. The suspects then left with both the cash and the original bag of gold jewelry. The store employees then discovered the bag was a different weight, and while it was filled with similar items, they were fake.

The two suspects were described as Hispanic males with slightly heavyset/stocky builds. Both wore jeans, with one man wearing a dark blue polo shirt with white stripes and the other wearing a lighter blue or white shirt. One suspect had a ponytail and facial hair.  

One of the men presented a Nevada driver’s license during the transaction with the name Luis Solis, but the license came back as not registered when investigators ran a check. The two suspects were recorded by the store’s surveillance system, and a picture is included with this release.

Anyone with information on this incident or the identity of the two suspects is asked to contact Detective Ricky Long at (706) 278-9085, extension 168.

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