GUILDERLAND — Police are still searching for the man who burglarized Northeastern Fine Jewelry last week.

While police have shown video footage of possible suspects on local television news stations, no one has come forward with information, said Guilderland’s Senior Investigator John Tashjian.
Police say that, at 7:40 p.m. last Wednesday, a man "forcibly entered" the store, at 1575 Western Ave., and stole merchandise.
The burglar pried open the outer door to the store, which was closed at the time, and then smashed the inner door "with some type of object," Tashjian said.

Police responded within two minutes of receiving a security alarm from Northeastern Fine Jewelry, Tashjian said. But, he said, there was a delay from the time the burglary occurred to the time police received the alarm. It had something to do with the alarm company, which may have been out of state, Tashjian said.

An undetermined amount of jewelry was taken from display cases, he said.

In reviewing the store’s security camera, police found footage of a man walking past the entrance to the store about an hour before the burglary happened. Police are treating him as a witness, Tashjian said, and are asking that he come forward for questioning.

Police also saw the burglar on the videotape, Tashjian said, and he looks much like the witness, but is wearing different clothes.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Guilderland Police at 356-1501.