Man flees downtown Toronto jewelry store without paying for watch worth $43,000: police
![Theft suspect Police say the man in the photo stole a watch from a downtown Toronto jewelry store on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. (Toronto Police Service)](/content/dam/cp24/en/images/2024/7/26/theft-suspect-1-6979716-1722041995713.jpg)
Toronto police are searching for a man who allegedly stole a watch worth more than $40,000 from a downtown jewelry store this week.
Police said they received a call for a theft in the area of Bay Street and Bloor Street West on Wednesday before 5:30 p.m.
A man walked into the store and requested to try on a watch, police said. Shortly after getting the watch valued at $43,000, he allegedly fled the store without paying for it.
On Friday, police released a photo of the suspect, who is described as 20 to 25 years old, between five-foot-seven and five-foot-eight, with short black hair.
He was last seen wearing glasses, a light-coloured jacket, black shorts, white socks, black shoes, and a black backpack.
Anyone who knows the man and his whereabouts is being asked to contact police at 416-808-5200 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477) or www.222tips.com.
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