Thief employs classic switch move to steal $255,000 ring from Tiffany store

(Alamy/PA)

A jewel thief wanted in connection with crimes committed from Florida to South Korea stole a diamond ring worth $255,000 (€237,000) from a Tiffany store in New York by switching it with a cubic zirconia replica, authorities have said.

The theft took place on March 4 at a store in Manhattan’s Rockefeller Centre complex, according to a criminal complaint filed by the district attorney’s office.