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Police: Thieves steal nearly $450,000 worth of rings from Diamond District jewelry store

NYPD searching for suspects in Diamond District jewelry heist 00:30

NEW YORK - The NYPD is asking for help identifying a group of suspects wanted for robbing a jewelry store in the Diamond District. 

It happened on April 7 at a store on West 47th Street. 

Police said a man and woman acted as lookouts, while a second woman went behind the counter and stole 112 white and yellow gold diamond rings. 

Altogether, the rings were worth nearly $450,000. 

The suspects then fled to the nearby 47th-50th Street subway station, where they escaped on a southbound F train. 

Anyone with any information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.  

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