$200,000 in jewelry stolen from Kohl's

A man has been arrested and accused of stealing more than $200,000 of items from Kohl's and similar stores in Kentucky.

HE'S ACCUSED OFSTEALING MORETHAN TWO-HUNDREDTHOUSAND DOLLARSWORTH OF JEWELRYAND IS NOW BEHINDBARS.NANCYGEORGETOWNPOLICE SAY THISMAN -- 36-YEAR OLDMIHACEL REID WASINVOLVED INMULTIPLE JEWELRYTHEFTS ACROSSKENTUCKY.THEY CAUGHT HIM ATTHE KOHL'S INGEORGETOWN... BUTTHEY SAHEY 'S HITSTORES INLOUISVILLE...LEXINGTON... ANDRICHMOND.... MAKINGOFF WITH MORETHAN 200-THOUSANDDOLLARS INMERCHANDISE.HERE'S WHAT WEKNOW FSOAR WITHLEX 18'S CHRISTIANAFORD IN TONIGHT'SBIG STORY AT SIX." THIS KHOLS INGEORGETOWN ISWHERE POLICE SAYTHEY FOUND6 3YEAR OLD MICHAELREID IN HIS LATESTSTRING OF A MORETHAN 200THOUSAND DOLLARJEWELRY HEISTTHAT SPANNEDACROSSKENTUCKY"THIS IS 36 YEAR OLDMICHAEL REID.THE MAN POLICE SAYHAS BEENTARGETING KOHL'SACROSS KENTUCKY."THIS SUBJECT HASBEEN KNOWN TOGO IN ANDEVENTUALLY STEALTHE JEWELRYDISPLAY BOXTHAT'S ON TOP OFTHE LARGERCOUNTER"POLICE SAY REIDSTOLE MORE MORETHAN TWO-HUNDREDTHOUSAND DOLLARSWORTH OF JEWELRYFOR QUITE A WHILEAT SEVERALDIFFERENT STORES.THAT IS UNTILSATURDAY WHENGEORGETOWNPOLICE GOT A CALLABOUT A MAN WHOFIT THEDESCRIPTION OF AJEWELRY BANDIT------THAT D BEHAENPASSED AROUNDKHOL'S STORES AS AHEADS UP."WE HAD A COUPLETHAT WERE CLOSEBY AS THEY WEREPULLING UP.

THESUBJECT WASLEAVING THESTORE.

HEOBSERVEDOFFICERS OUTSIDEWAITING FOR HIMSO HE JUST SETTHE JEWELRYDISPLAY CASEDOWN IS TAKENINTO CUSTODY.""OFFICE GRSOT ASEARCH WARRANTFOR HIS VEHICLEAND THEY WEREABLE TO LOCATEOTHER JEWELRYAND ALSO A LOCKTHAT WOULD COMEFROM THE LOCKCASE INSIDE THEVEHICLE."TEAFR AN ALLEGEDSTRING OFROBBERIES ATKHOLS IN LOUIVILLE,LEXINGTON ANDRICHMOND.REID IS NOW IN THESCOTT COUNTYDETENTION CENTERACCUSED OFSTEALING MORETHAN 200 THOUSANDDOLLARS WORTH OFJEWLRY...CHARGED WITHTHEFT BY UNLAWFULTAKING ..

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