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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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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