3 suspects wanted for stealing $11K worth of sunglasses at King of Prussia Mall

Thursday, December 5, 2024 10:02PM
3 suspects wanted for stealing $11K worth of sunglasses at KOP Mall
3 suspects wanted for stealing $11K worth of sunglasses at King of Prussia Mall

UPPER MERION TWP., Pa. (WPVI) -- Upper Merion Township police continue to search for three men accused of stealing $11,000 worth of sunglasses.

The brazen theft happened on November 13 at the Solaris store in the King of Prussia Mall.

The new images released by police show the three suspects just moments before they reportedly stole around 22 sunglasses.

Police say these three men did absolutely nothing to hide their faces.

"That's insane and terrible," said Jessica Reinholz of Spring City, Pennsylvania. "I feel like people are becoming more and more brazen."

PICTURED: Upper Merion police are searching for these three suspects in connection with a theft at the Solaris store inside the King of Prussia Mall.
PICTURED: Upper Merion police are searching for these three suspects in connection with a theft at the Solaris store inside the King of Prussia Mall.

According to police, the men went into the store shortly before closing time, grabbed sunglasses from the displays, and pushed their way past an employee. Then they ran out to a getaway car waiting outside the Neiman Marcus entrance.

Solaris opened earlier this year and sells pricey shades.

"Hearing stories like that, it takes me back to when I worked retail," said Alyssa Molin of Wilmington, Delaware. "It was always really upsetting encased it fell on the employees when that would happen too."

Police say they are dealing with their fair share of retail thefts at the mall.

In October, $93,000 in luxury watches was stolen from the Breitling store.

In May, police say four suspects forced their way into the Givenchy store, pepper-sprayed and maced a security guard and a worker, and stole $8,000 of merchandise.

"It's not good. People come out to shop thinking you are in pleasant surroundings, and to find something like this happening, it discourages you from coming back," said Marvin Jones of West Norriton.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 610-265-3232.

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