A woman who is a suspect in jewelry store robberies across the south - including two in north Georgia - has struck again.
The FBI said agents believe the same woman who robbed jewelry stores in Dawsonville and Woodstock last year is involved in the armed hold-up of a Jared store in Mebane, North Carolina.
In a press release, the FBI told the Associated Press the woman robbed the store on Monday, tying two employees' hands before stealing several pieces of jewelry.
Authorities said the woman pulled out a handgun upon entering the store.
The FBI said the woman is believed to have been involved in numerous jewelry store robberies last year, including ones in Sevierville, Tennessee; Bluffton, South Carolina; Panama City Beach, Florida, as well as the ones in Georgia.
Authorities said the woman pulled out a handgun upon entering the store.
The FBI said the woman is believed to have been involved in numerous jewelry store robberies last year, including ones in Sevierville, Tennessee; Bluffton, South Carolina; Panama City Beach, Florida, as well as the ones in Georgia.
The robbery in Dawsonville happened on August 5, 2015 at the Zales store at North Georgia Premium Outlet on Georgia 400.
An unknown man was seen with her during the robberies in Florida and Georgia.
An unknown man was seen with her during the robberies in Florida and Georgia.
AccessWDUN's B.J. Williams contributed to this story.
Other video angles from the Mebane, North Carolina robbery:
On Monday, January 4 at approximately 10:36 a.m., a white female in her late 20s or early 30s and approximately 5’8” tall and 130 pounds entered a Jared Vault location in Mebane, North Carolina and displayed a handgun. Authorities believe she's responsible for several jewelry store robberies across the Southeast, including one in Dawsonville.
A black male suspect in his late 30s or early 40s and approximately 6’0” tall and 250 pounds is also seen on surveillance video during the robberies in Panama City, Florida and Woodstock and Dawsonville, Georgia, according to the FBI.
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