The incident took place around 4 p.m., on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at a jewelry store on High Ridge Road.
According to Stamford Police Sgt. Sean Scanlan, the man walked into the store, asked to see the Rolex, put it on his wrist, then ran out of the store.
The suspect is described as being Black in his 30s to 40s. He had a beard and was wearing blue surgical scrubs with a NY Knicks hat. He got into a black 4-door Honda with no license plate.
Anyone with information is asked to call 203-977-4407 or send a confidential text tip to Tip411. Text the word StamfordPD and the tip information to 847411.
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