An employee of Star Jewelers at Georgia Square mall reported Thursday a man swiped a tray of 36 gold men’s rings with a total value of $15,000, Athens-Clarke County police said.
The employee told police he was busy assisting a customer when he heard glass in a display case being moved, and upon looking to see what it was, he saw the suspect holding the try of rings and then run down the stairs in the mall, police said.
The suspect was said to be in his 20s, according to police.