Three people have been charged in a jewelry store heist that totaled nearly $1 million.
NEW BRUNSWICK -- An Irvington man has been charged with breaking into six jewelry stores throughout central New Jersey since June and making off with nearly $1 million in merchandise, authorities said.
Michael A. Davis, 54, had accomplices in three of the break-ins, the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office said. Keir A. Dargon, 35, of Union Township, faces two counts of conspiracy and Terrance Worthy, 59, of Newark, faces one count of conspiracy, authorities said.
The burglaries occurred between June 7 and Dec. 6 at jewelry stores in Perth Amboy, Raritan, Lawrence, Denville, Flemington and Hopewell, authorities said.
"Davis broke into stores in the early morning hours and took a variety of jewels and watches valued at nearly $1 million," the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office said in a statement.
Dargon was charged with conspiracy in Raritan and Hopewell break-ins. Worthy was charged in the Flemington burglary.
Davis is being held on $195,000 bail, and Dargon is being held on $20,000 bail. Worthy was released on his own recognizance, the statement said.
The investigation involved 17 law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and out-of-state law departments.
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