Florida Police Arrest Man Over Alleged Theft of $170,000 of Diamonds
June 28, 18
(IDEX Online) – A 67-year-old Florida man has been arrested for the alleged theft of $170,000 worth of diamonds from a Chicago jewelry store.
Chicago police say Tamaz Hubel of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, was taken into custody Sunday while trying to board a plane to France from Miami-Dade International Airport, AP reports. Police say he's being held in Florida pending his extradition to Illinois.
Authorities say the theft occurred June 6 at a store in downtown Chicago's "Jeweler's Row." They say Hubel was able to "conceal and remove" two diamonds.