Collier Rolex thief shot in Alabama now sitting in Naples jail cell - WZVN-TV

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COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – A man accused of stealing Rolex watches from a North Naples jewelry store in October 2019 has been caught and extradited back to Collier County following a crime spree through Broward County and Alabama.

Andrew Strange, 34, of Coconut Creek, was extradited to Collier County after he allegedly pawned the stolen Rolexes in Broward County and was shot in Alabama during an apparent drug deal.

Collier County deputies said a man went into the Dunkin’s Diamonds, located at 8120 Strada Place, on Oct. 10, 2019, and asked to look at two Rolex watches.

The clerk set the watches, valued at about $10,000 each, on the counter and turned around to grab another item. The man snatched the watches and ran from the store, getting into a vehicle and driving away.

Investigators identified latent fingerprints found at the scene as those belonging to Strange. He also matched the appearance of the man in the jewelry store’s surveillance footage. Strange had a vehicle registered in his name out of Indiana that was identical to the one shown in the footage as well, said the sheriff’s office.

Detectives discovered Strange had pawned the two stolen watches in Broward County and was identified as a suspect in numerous other Rolex thefts throughout the state.

During their investigation, detectives also found that Strange had already left the state and had been shot during an apparent drug deal gone bad in Dothan, Alabama on Oct. 24, suffering critical injuries in the shooting.

The sheriff’s office said Strange was extradited to Broward County in November 2020 where he was sentenced to six years and four months in prison for dealing in stolen property and defrauding a pawnbroker in connection with the stolen Naples Rolexes.

On Dec. 30, 2020, Strange was extradited to Collier County on a local warrant. He is facing a charge of grand theft between $20,000-$100,000.

Strange is being held in the Naples Jail Center on $100,000 bond.

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January 07, 2021 at 12:11AM
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Collier Rolex thief shot in Alabama now sitting in Naples jail cell - WZVN-TV

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