LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Police are searching for suspects who stole $150,000 worth of Rolex watches from a store at the Lexington Convention Center.
Police said the watches were taken from Shelia Bayes Fine Jewelers in The Shops at Lexington Center on Saturday afternoon.
WKYT-TV reports (https://bit.ly/1hTGRXv) that store employees said two men used a sledgehammer to break display cases containing the Rolex watches.
Police say the suspects ran out of the center and hopped into a getaway van without being caught.
Police said the suspects were able to get away because the center was busy with foot traffic due to the Boys Sweet 16 basketball tournament.
A similar robbery took place at a Memphis mall in January. In that case, five men were arrested after $537,000 worth of Rolexes was stolen.
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Information from: WKYT-TV, https://www.wkyt.com
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