Police are searching for the man who stole a diamond engagement ring from the Kay Jewelers at Westfarms Mall, then pointed a gun at people chasing him through the parking lot.
According to police, the thief asked store employees to show him the ring around 6 p.m. Monday, then took it and ran from the store. Several people pursued him through the mall parking lot and he pulled out a black handgun and pointed it at one of them.
Police said the suspect ran through neighborhoods across from the mall and got into a silver four-door sedan somewhere along the way.
A K-9 brought in to track the robber lost his scent.
Police said the suspect is unshaven and is between 23 and 29 years old. He stands between 5 feet 7 and 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds. The suspect was wearing a black half-zip jacket with a white or gray horizontal stripe across the chest, a dark-colored baseball cap with a Red Sox “B” on the front.
Anyone with information on the crime is urged to call Farmington police Det. DiVenere at 860-675-2462 or submit an anonymous tip by calling 860-675-2483.
