CHAMBLEE, Georgia. – Chamblee Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a man accused of stealing more than $30,000 worth of antiques from a local store.
According to officials, the man entered the Chamblee Antiques and Home Decor store in the 3500 block of Broad Street at 1:15 p.m. on July 2.
“You hear this loud, heavy cracking sound, and then he walks away. It looks like he’s carrying something in the front pocket of his hoodie,” said Chamblee Police Detective Nathan Wolf.
During his stay there, investigators said, the man stole a Chinese jade brush pot valued at $32,000, a rosewood stand for the pot and a copy of the book “Masterpieces of Chinese Jade in the National Palace Museum.”
“It was simply a very brazen and impudent action at 1 p.m.,” said Det. Wolf.