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Well-Dressed Thieves Steal Rolexes from Madison Ave Jeweler

By Dan Rivoli | October 2, 2012 12:54pm
 One of the suspects of a two-man jewelry heist in Midtown Friday Sept. 28, 2012.
One of the suspects of a two-man jewelry heist in Midtown Friday Sept. 28, 2012.
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MANHATTAN — NYPD is looking for two dapper robbers who stole $36,000 in Rolex watches from a Madison Avenue jeweler Friday.

Video from Madison Jewelers on 400 Madison Ave. and West 47th Street from Sept. 28 at 3:10 p.m. shows a man about 6-feet-tall with a thin build and wearing a black suit and a tan brimmed hat. He poses as a customer before pulling a gun on the employees.

An accomplice, a heavy-built man with dark pants, an untucked white shirt and black tie, then walked in with a large bag and the two demanded the Rolexes.

The bagman then pepper sprayed employees before the robbers fled.

NYPD is asking anyone with information in regards is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).