John J. Shakra Jr.

William R. Hamilton III

William R. Hamilton III and John J. Shakra Jr. told deputies they entered the mall Wednesday night when they agreed that Hamilton would replace a gold necklace with a fake one at a jewelry store at the mall.

At about 6 p.m. that night, Shakra, 23, waited outside as Hamilton, 25, remained at Watches Plus and asked to see a 14-carat gold chain, according to sheriff’s reports.
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JENSEN BEACH — More than 150 panties were reported stolen from a Victoria’s Secret store on Tuesday.

An employee at the Treasure Coast Square mall lingerie store told Martin County Sheriff’s deputies said she noticed a woman with a large purse browsing through the store’s panty drawers at about 8 p.m.

The woman was wearing blue jeans and a brown shirt and was described to be about 5-foot-9, 200 lbs. and between 40 to 50 years old.
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JENSEN BEACH — The Treasure Coast Square Mall suffered significant smoke and water damage after a small fire broke out inside Santa’s Helper, Thursday morning, though the fire was quickly extinguished, a Martin County Fire Rescue spokesman said.

Just after 7 a.m., fire rescue received a call from an alarm company reporting a smoke alarm at Santa’s Helper, and about a minute later a security guard confirmed the fire, said Jon Belding, bureau chief of communications and public information officer for Martin County Fire Rescue.

The mall reopened about 10 a.m.

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