Four Michigan men were arrested after a smash-and-grab robbery of Jared Jewelry store in Richmond Heights.
Four men entered the Jared Galleria of Jewelry in the Boulevard shopping center on December 4 after 8:00 p.m. One of the robbers told employees to get on the ground as he smashed the jewelry cases with a hammer, stealing loose diamonds and watches. Police valued the stolen diamonds at $59,375, but did not provide an estimate on the value of the watches.
All four suspects, police say, ran from the store and were all eventually taken into custody by responding officers. There was a unrelated incident nearby had several police officers already in the area.
Darrell Lee was arrested near the intersection of Eager Road and the Interbelt (I-170). Police said he was in possession of a backpack full of loose diamonds, watches and pieces of a glass case consistent with the type broken at the jewelry store.
Xavier Grove was taken into custody at a nearby Subway attempting to order a cold meatball sub which left the Subway employees confused. Police said Grove had entered a Supplement Superstore and asked to use a phone, where he asked someone ‘where are you’, according to witnesses. Grove was told the store was closing and he could go to the Subway where he could use the phone and put some cold meatballs in his belly.
Tyran Gray and Robert Scott were also located nearby and taken into custody. At the time of their arrests, police said they was wearing clothing that matched the suspects in the heist.
All four suspects are from Michigan. Police said they are investigating two similar robberies in Michigan, both involving four men robbing Jared stores, one in October and another in November. Police said the Richmond Heights thieves used similar hammers and matched the description of the suspects in those Michigan robberies.
