The thief was caught after quick-thinking employees recognized the man and the fake jewel he gave them back
When kids grow up playing cops and robbers they usually don't have to sit around waiting for a bad guy to expel evidence.
But that's what Windsor, Ont., police had to do after a famous jewelry thief, Richard Mackenzie Matthews, allegedly swallowed a $20,000 diamond. The 1.7-carat stone was finally passed by the accused on Saturday, police say. Tests have confirmed that the stone is, in fact, the missing Precision Jewellers gem.
The alleged thief, who is known for robbing other stores elsewhere and called the diamond switcher, initially came in to case out the Precision Jewellers, the Windsor Star reports. He returned and asked for the same employee, Liz Dick, to help him find an engagement ring. She pulled out the diamond and let him hold it.
"I was shaking, I was scared but I tried not to show it," she said to the Windsor Star. "The last thing I wanted him to do was bolt from
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