Crime & Safety

$100K Jewelry Heist at Kay, Police Say

Mount Olive police do not have a suspect in a burglary that took place Sunday morning.

More than $100,000 in jewelry was stolen from Kay Jewelers in Flanders on Sunday, and no one has been arrested in connection with the incident, according to Mount Olive Township police.

At 11:14 a.m., police received a “frantic” phone call from a Kay Jewelers employee who said the store at the ITC Crossing on International Drive had been burglarized, Cpl. Eric Anthony said. The employee told police there was no electricity in the store, and the alarm system was no longer working, Anthony said.

When police responded it was determined someone broke into the safe and stole items, Anthony said. Police also determined someone broke in through the roof of the mall complex sometime between 4 and 11 a.m., Anthony said.

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Store management is still determining the exact value of goods taken, but it has been concluded the price tag is more than $100,000, police said.

The Mount Olive Police Detective Bureau was assisted by the Morris County Sheriff’s Office, Criminal Investigation Section. Authorities are requesting anyone with information about the incident contact the Mount Olive Police Detective Bureau at 973-691-0900, ext. 7203.  

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