Jewelry may help ID burned victim found on rural property

FULSHEAR, TX (KTRK) -- Police in Fulshear are searching for answers after a woman's burned body was discovered in a rural area on Monday.

Fulshear police are still trying to identify the remains. They say the woman is in her 20s to 30s and was about 5' to 5'2" tall. But the victim is burned so badly they cannot tell her race.

On a gravel road just off Katy-Fulshear Road is a spot of scarred ground where it appears something burned. Fulshear police say a ranch hand discovered a badly burned body there on Monday morning.

It's a rural area where the only residents immediately nearby are cattle. It's a well-traveled road during the day. People driving along the dirt road there say this shakes their sense of safety.

"It's such a remote area," said neighbor Michelle Thompson. "You think this area of Houston is safe out here."

Investigators say it's not clear how long the body had been there. It appears it was burned at the location. There are no missing women in Fulshear and none in Fort Bend County. Detectives are working with other agencies to see if any evidence might link to any of their missing persons cases.

The victim found in the field was wearing something which investigators hope might be the key to figuring out her identity.

Fulshear Police Chief Kenny Seymour said, "We're working on a piece of jewelry that the victim had on that might be distinctive and might stick out in somebody's mind."

One other distinctive feature they say is that the woman had extensive dental work. Investigators say she had a number of veneers. She was wearing jeans with a red top and a belt with several metal rivet designs.

Based on the autopsy, officials believe her cause of death was possibly blunt trauma to the body and possibly strangulation.

If you have any information which can help detectives figure out who the woman is, you can contact the Fulshear Police Department at 281-346-2202, the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office at 281-341-4665 or Crime Stoppers at 281-342-TIPS.

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Four suspects arrested after smash-and-grab at Cleveland jewelry store

Four suspects are in custody after a smash-and-grab at this Cleveland jewelry store.

  CLEVELAND, TX (KTRK) -- Four suspects have been arrested after what police are saying was a $20,000 jewelry heist during a smash-and-grab.

It happened early this morning at the Cleveland Jewelers on East Houston Avenue. Police say four men broke into the store and smashed a watch display case. We're told the men stole about 100 watches worth around $20,000.

When officers arrived the suspects sped off, but all four men were arrested after a short chase.

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Surveillance video of jewelry store heist released

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Authorities hope surveillance video will help catch the lone suspect responsible for a jewelry store heist.

On September 24 at around 10:15am, an unidentified black male entered the jewelry store located on the 22500 block of Tomball Parkway. Investigators say the suspect approached one of the victims at a display case, and drew a gun from his waist.

Threatening the victims with the weapon, the suspect demanded jewelry from the case. The victims complied, and filled a bag the suspect provided with valuables before surrendering it to the suspect.

The suspect left the store and was seen getting into the passenger side of a gold 4-door Saturn. A substantial amount of jewelry was taken during the robbery.

The suspect is described as a black male, approximately 30 years of age, standing around 6 foot 2, weighing approximately 180 - 200 lbs. At the time of the offense, the suspect wore a Chicago Bulls baseball cap, a black Chicago Bulls t-shirt, blue jean shorts and black tennis shoes.

The store's surveillance system captured the robbery on video.

Anyone with information about the identity of the suspect is asked to contact Crime Stoppers of Houston at 713-222-TIPS (8477).

Crime Stoppers will pay up to $5,000 for any information called in to the 713-222-TIPS (8477) or submitted online at www.crime-stoppers.org that leads to the filing of felony charges or arrest of the suspect(s) in this case. Tips can also be sent by text message. Text TIP610 plus your tip to CRIMES (274637). All tipsters remain anonymous.

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ABC13 report leads to charges against two suspects in jewelry store theft

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Two men have been charged for allegedly stealing from a jewelry store after tipsters saw an ABC13 report.

On August 12, the owner of a jewelry store inside the Food Town Grocery Store at 2770 N. Sam Houston Parkway in north Houston told Harris Co. Sheriff's deputies that three black males came to his store, gained access to his showcase with a key and stole jewelry worth nearly $50,000, including 72 diamond gold rings, 108 gold rings and 75 gold bracelets.

The incident was captured on surveillance video. Court documents state that Undrake Delon Clark and Jody Tyrone Evans, along with a third unidentified male, were the alleged thieves. In the video, police say Clark could be seen removing keys from his pocket and trying to open the showcase while Evans and the other suspect were seen acting as lookouts.

Several attempts were unsuccessful and the suspects could be seen leaving, then returning with new keys and opening the showcase. Clark is then seen removing jewelry trays and loading them into a grocery bag being held by Evans.

Store owner Jacob Cho told Eyewitness News, "It was locked when he tried to steal it, so I had no idea they can unlock the jewelry showcase like this."

After that Eyewitness News report aired on August 20 showing the surveillance video of the suspects, authorities say they received numerous leads in the case.

Police say the store owner was able to pick out both Evans and Clark from a photo array, and that surveillance video of the getaway minivan is possibly the same make and model as a Chevy Venture Van registered in Clark's name.

If you have information on the third unidentified suspect, you are asked to call the Houston Police Department or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

Court documents show Evans has prior convictions for possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance in 2003 and robbery in 1994.

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Home health care nurse accused of stealing jewelry from elderly woman

Dusu Fofana, 25, is charged with theft

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A home health care nurse is accused of stealing thousands of dollars in jewelry from an elderly person for whom she was caring.

According to court documents, Dusu Fofana was caring for the 80-year-old victim between March 22 and March 27 while the senior was recovering from three surgeries at her residence west of downtown Houston. The victim says after Fofana stopped caring for her, she noticed a large amount of her jewelry was missing.

Police say the found a gold ring that was pawned by Fofana and that an employee of the pawn shop identified Fofana out of a photo array.

According to police, Fofana also stole nine pieces including pearl earrings, diamond earrings, a necklace and a bracelet, with a total value of $12,900.

Fofana, 25, is charged with theft. Bond has been set at $2,000.

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Suspect caught in Zales jewelry store smash-and-grab robbery

Killrain Jarod Randolph is charged with theft in connection to a January jewelry store heist in which four suspects used sledgehammers to smash through the glass cases and steal the contents inside.

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Authorities have arrested one of four suspects wanted in connection to a January heist where suspects used sledgehammers to break through glass cases of a jewelry store in north Harris County.

Killrain Jarod Randolph was arrested on a theft charge Thursday by members of the Gulf Coast Violent Offenders and Fugitives Task Force after investigators identified him through DNA evidence left at the scene, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. He is being held at the Harris County Jail.

Detectives say Randolph and three other suspects used sledgehammers to smash through the glass cases of the Zales Outlet store in the 5200 block of West FM 1960 on January 25 and took off with the jewelry.

Detectives are still working to identify the other three suspects.

Anyone with information about them is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 713-222-8477.

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Surveillance video released in sledgehammer heist at jewelry store

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Authorities have released surveillance video of a jewelry store heist this week.

At around 1pm Wednesday, three suspects dressed in black from head to toe came into the Zales Outlet at 5203 W. FM 1960 and began smashing the display cases with sledgehammers and started stealing jewelry.

The two employees and two customers who were inside ran to the back of the store and hid in a room until they thought the men had gone.

It's unclear how much merchandise the crooks made off with.

Investigators say the suspects fled in a white 4-door vehicle.

Anyone with information about the identity and/or whereabouts of the suspects in this case should contact Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

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Galleria jewelry theft caught on camera

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- We're getting an inside look at the violent robbery of a Galleria jewelry store that happened in the thick of the holiday shopping rush. It was a fast crime carried out three days before Christmas while the mall was open and packed with one of its biggest crowds of the year.

The video shows just how quickly the thieves were in and out of the crowded mall, running off with hundreds of thousands of dollars in Rolex watches.

Just two days before Christmas, witnesses described the chaos in the Galleria mall.

"Some are getting on the floor flat chested, others are dragging their girlfriends along, their wives, I think I even saw some folks with strollers," said eyewitness Bryan Parras.

Investigators say three men entered the crowded store and shattered the glass of a display case inside.

After clearing the case of its contents, the suspects left through a nearby door and took off in a vehicle waiting outside.

Now the pictures of what went on inside Ben Bridge Jewelers as three men stormed in around nine o'clock that night.

"I'm sure it was pretty startling when they busted the case," said former HPD Officer Rob Kimmons, who now owns his own security company. "Looks like he has some kind of hammer or chisel there."

He examined the quick video of the crime.

"In a case like this you have to deal with the crowds, but if you can get in and out quickly like they did, they create chaos by the mere fact of breaking the glass. It's just difficult for any kind of security response to happen that quickly," said Kimmons.

The thieves made off with almost $400,000 in high end goods including several rare Rolex watches.

Along with the surveillance video, Crime Stoppers released a picture similar to one of the rare watches stolen -- the Yacht Master II Rolex made of oyster, stainless steel and Everose gold. It's believed there are only 12 in the state of Texas.

"Anyone who would plan this type of a crime during the height of the Christmas shopping season, underneath lights where there are witnesses around and surveillance video is recording. Anyone who would do that is a dangerous, violent felon in our community and they need to be stopped before there is a greater tragedy," said Katherine Cabaniss with Crime Stoppers.

This former police officer says investigators have likely checked cameras throughout the mall for pictures of the getaway car and even gone back several weeks to see if these same individuals were casing the store.

"I think it's obvious in this instance they knew exactly what they were going for; in less than a minute they were out of there," Kimmons said.

The suspects are described as three African-American males, approximately 20-30 years old. At the time of the offense, the suspects wore dark colored clothing, gloves, masks and hats to conceal their identity.

Crime Stoppers will pay up to $5,000 for any information called in to the 713-222-TIPS (8477) or submitted online at www.crime-stoppers.org that leads to the filing of felony charges or arrest of the suspects in this case.

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Robbers steal $355,000 worth of jewelry from Galleria store

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- In the middle of the holiday hustle and bustle, a group of violent robbers managed to pull of a $355,000 jewelry heist in The Galleria.

The mall was full of shoppers, and people dining in restaurants when the chaos erupted -- and not everyone knew why they were being told to get down.

Bryan Parras was having a beer at the Daily Grill in The Galleria around 9:30pm Thursday.

"Actually playing on my phone, and I noticed folks begin to king of just gesture and what's going on, what's going on?" Parras recalled.

His mother grabbed his arm and told him to get down, and he saw many more people doing the same.

"Some are getting on the floor like flat chested, others are dragging their girlfriends along and their wives. I think I even saw some folks with strollers," Parras said.

A couple of stores down, witnesses saw three masked men enter Ben Bridge Jewelry. The men stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in merchandise, but thousands of people inside the mall didn't know what they were doing.

"At the time, we didn't know whether it was a terrorist, it could have been someone with a bomb, could have been anything," Parras said.

David Anderson, the general manager of The Galleria, released a statement that reads in part:

"Whenever an incident like this occurs in our community, our primary concern is always for the safety of our customers and mall employees. We are pleased to report that no one was injured during this unfortunate incident, and contrary to reports, there were no firearms used in the robbery."

On Friday, shoppers filled the mall, many of them unaware of Thursday night's scare.

"It's kind of spooky because I have small children so we try to stay close together and my nine-year-old has a cell phone," shopper Rachel Thomas said.

"It's one of the bigger malls in Houston, so there has to be more security; I think there has to be more security outside," shopper Astrubal Russo said.

And those who were there describe those few minutes say they weren't sure how it was going to end.

"It was just a heist it seems, there was no threat hopefully to any of the folks shopping, and luckily no one tried to stop them," Parras said.

A spokesperson for Ben Bridge Jewelry says there is video surveillance from the store and police are reviewing it. The store reopened Friday.

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Suspect charged in deadly jewelry store robbery

Anthony Parks, 23, is charged with murder in connection to the robbery shooting that killed Java Gold Jewelry store owner Mehmood Ghaznavi.

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A murder charge has been filed against a man accused of fatally shooting a jewelry store owner during a robbery.

Anhony Parks, 23, is being held on a $100,000 bond. Parks is accused of killing 52-year-old Mehmood Ghaznavi during a Tuesday night robbery at his east Houston business, Java Gold Jewelry. Ghaznavi was struck and killed by a bullet during a shootout with the suspect. Ghaznavi had purchased a gun after he was targeted last year during another violent robbery, during which three suspects pistol whipped him while demanding cash. Parks was convicted of misdemeanor theft in 2008. (Copyright ©2011 KTRK-TV/DT. All Rights Reserved.) Get more Local »

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