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Coral Gables police released surveillance video Thursday of a jewelry store heist that involved a ruse in which one of the thieves appeared to be wheelchair boundThe release of the surveillance video comes nearly two weeks after the March 27th incidentThat morning, police say four thieves strolled into a Mayor's jewelry store in Coral Gables and then took off with more than 20 Rolex watches, said Officer Kelly Denham, Coral Gables Police spokeswomanPolice say one of the thieves was in a wheelchair, but it was all a ploy to be allowed into the jewelry store at the Village of Merrick ParkAs soon as they got inside, the man in the wheelchair sprayed mace at the security guard The subjects then smashed a glass counter taking more than 20 Rolex watches and fleeing the store leaving the wheelchair behindA fourth man was waiting in the get-away car No other customers were in the store at the time of the robberyPolice said they were seen leaving in a white SUV, possibly a HyundaiCoral Gables police say the jewelry store located at 342 San Lorenzo Avenue has been targeted in the pastBecause of such break-ins, the store uses a buzzer to allow clients into the front doorPolice are investigating a theft at a Coral Gables jewelry store in which the suspects sprayed mace at the security guard Saturday morningAnyone with information about this crime, is asked to call Crimestoppers at 305-471-TIPSTwo men who became known as the Rolex Robbers killed a security guard during a robbery attempt at the Coral Gables jewelry store in 2003In August of 2008, a jury sentenced Ehren Witt and Milton Hall to life in prison for the death of the security guard, Luis Brito