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Rolex watch snatched from clerk’s hands

By Staff | May 7, 2009

he Lee County Sheriff’s Office said that on Wednesday, May 6, at approximately 12:42 p.m., the Lee County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a robbery that occurred at Mayor’s Jewelers, located at 13499 S. Cleveland Avenue (Bell Tower), Fort Myers. Investigators learned from the victim, an employee, that a white male snatched a Rolex watch, valued at nearly $30,000, out of her hand while she was showing it to him.

After taking the watch from the employee, the suspect left the store on foot and was last seen heading west. He is believed to have entered an unknown vehicle. The suspect is described as a white male, 6’2″, mid 20s, dark hair with a light colored beard, wearing a long sleeved denim shirt and blue jeans.

Nobody was injured during the incident. No weapons were displayed, authorities said.

Anyone with any information is asked to call the Lee County Sheriff’s Office at (239) 477-1000, or Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS (8477).