Shopkeeper charged with assaulting jewelry thief

Security video recorded at Timeco shows owner John Dwyer chasing after a man who had just kicked out a door while attempting to flee with stolen jewelry. (CBC)

The owner of a jewelry store in downtown St. John's has been charged with assault after he chased a man who fled his store with a ring and bracelet.

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Security video recorded by Timeco's surveillance system shows the suspect lingering in the store, glancing at merchandise and letting another customer be served before him.

The video then shows the man asking Dwyer to try on a ring, and then a bracelet to go with it.

As soon as he had the bracelet, the man made a run for the nearby door, but Dwyer had already hit the automatic lock.

In seconds, the man kicked the glass out of the door and made his escape.

Dwyer and two employees gave chase, and stopped the man around the corner on George Street. But while they tried to get the jewelry from him, Dwyer said, the man resisted and won support from people watching the scene from a nearby deck.

Told by bystanders to leave the man alone, Dwyer lost his cool and kicked the man in the face.

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