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Their modus operandi was smash and grab an organized crew of diamond bandits who terrorized jewelers across the country, the FBI says.
They pulled off more than 30 heists in 11 states, records show, though the FBI eventually caught up with the main culprits all from Detroit with some help from social media.
The feds found an Instagram account with a peculiar handle, doitfor diamond, which one suspect says was named after his deceased sister Diamond. But the feds say multiple smash-and-grab members also used this Instagram account and it helped them connect the dots.
In a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court this week, the FBI detailed how a local group coordinated a string of robberies that targeted Jared jewelry stores in Michigan, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, South Carolina and New Hampshire.