Police are on the lookout for a man described as being of medium height, medium build and dark-skinned after he allegedly ran off from a jewelry store with a $13,000 diamond ring around 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 22.

According to authorities, the suspect had visited JB Robinson Jewelers inside the Mall at Rockingham Park and spoken to employees once before without incident. He returned, asked to see the piece of jewelry – a princess-cut 1.5-carat white gold ring – and fled as soon as an employee handed him the valuable, police said.

According to police, the suspect jumped into a white four-door sedan believed to be an older model Toyota Camry missing the hubcap from the front passenger-side tire. He is described as wearing blue jeans, a tan sweater and a tan knit cap.

Authorities do not have good surveillance video of the suspect and are asking anyone with information about the theft to contact the Salem Police Department at 893-1911 or the Southern New Hampshire Crimeline at 893-6600.