VIDEO: FBI Joins Wall Police On Trail Of Jewelry Thief
Cold cases in Wall and Old Bridge have federal interest
The FBI has joined investigators from the Wall Township and Old Bridge Police departments on two old jewelry heists the federal authorities believe have ties to vehicle thefts in New York. Wall Police, investigating a 2009 robbery at Ballew Jewelers in the Brook 35 Shopping Center on Route 35 near Sea Girt Ave., put out a call other agencies that might have had a similar robbery. One did. A 2007 heist in Old Bridge fit the same description. In both cases, the armed robber wore a clear mask, gardening-type gloves, lanyard around his neck and a sweatshirt. The robber also arrived and left in a box truck and demanded very specific jewelry. In both cases, the heist took fewer than three minutes, police said. Authorities are not saying what …
