BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - Biloxi police have arrested a man accused of stealing a Rolex watch from the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino.
Investigator Grandver Everett said in a release received by The Sun Herald (https://bit.ly/1GzghTT) that security officers reported the man entered the Jewelry Box store Sunday and asked to look at Rolex watches. When he was handed one to look at, Everett says the man replaced the Rolex with his own watch and exited.
The watch is valued at $17,750.
After a foot chase, Everett says officers arrested 50-year-old Joseph Edward Thompson on a felony shoplifting charge. He is being held in the Harrison County jail on a $25,000 bond.
Online jail records did not list any attorney for Thompson.
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Information from: The Sun Herald, https://www.sunherald.com
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