CHICAGO (AP) – Police say a man arrested for stealing nearly $160,000 worth of diamonds from a Chicago jewelry store used a sleight of hand to pull off a theft that wasn’t discovered for days. And they say he’s done it before in New York City and Belgium.
The Chicago Tribune reports that an industry publication sent out a “quiet warning” about Tamaz Hubel after a 2010 heist in New York. The alert urged retailers to “stop reading right now and go count your diamonds.”
The 67-year-old from Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, was arrested Sunday while trying to board a plane to France from Miami-Dade International Airport. He’s being held in Florida. An extradition hearing is scheduled for July 10.
The Associated Press hasn’t identified a lawyer who can comment on Hubel’s behalf.
