Nenagh gardaí are investigating the theft of jewellery from a shop by 'sleight of hand'

The gardaí in Nenagh are investigating a  theft from a jewellery shop in the town over the past fortnight in which items worth €1,400 were stolen.

According to a Garda spokesperson, the  shop assistant began showing various jewellery pieces to the suspect, and when they went to replace them, the suspect began picking up other items on display and placing them into a brown leather bag.

“People will try and do this. It is a sleight of hand that they will get away with,” they said.