Seasons Stealings: Is the Grinch a Jewelry Thief?
Probably not. But after two attempted thefts in the Center and a successful one earlier this week in West Concord, police say there can be an uptick in this kind of crime around the holidays.
The woman looked ordinary when she walked into noa on Monday, Dec. 3, but when she walked out the door the shopkeepers realized she was anything but. A simply, respectfully dressed young woman with long brown hair, she asked to look inside noa’s only locked jewelry case, saying she had been sent by her father to scout out a gift for him to get for her mother. She asked a few questions, including one that prompted the clerk to walk away from the case to consult a storeowner. And then she was gone, and out the door went with her a handful of bracelets and rings. “As it stands, it looks like five items valued at $5,100; all of them made by New England artisans,” storeowner Ian Scofidio said earlier this week. “It’s a shame that it happened…
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