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Video: $7M Jewelry Heist in Wisconsin Leads to Arrest in Ohio

A suspect has been charged with interstate transportation of stolen goods and conspiracy.

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Police have arrested an Ohio man in connection with the 2016 burglary of a jewelry store in Wisconsin.

James Quinn is a suspect in a $7 million heist at Treiber and Straub Jewelers near Milwaukee, WFMJ-TV reports. Items taken included diamonds, jewelry, watches.

He’s been charged with interstate transportation of stolen goods and conspiracy.

Quinn was taken into custody following searches of two properties in Austintown, OH, according to WFMJ and WKBN-TV.

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