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PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. - A 32-year-old man working as a mover was arrested in connection to a hefty jewelry theft in Paradise Valley that happened on Sept. 15.

What we know:

Makale Winfield, 32, is accused of stealing $29,000 worth of jewelry from a home near Invergordon Road and Bar Z Lane .

"The homeowner discovered the theft after a moving company had been working inside the residence. An investigation revealed that Winfield, an employee of the moving company, sold three rings matching the stolen items' descriptions at a Phoenix pawn shop later that same day at about 6:16 p.m.," the Paradise Valley Police Department said in a news release on Oct. 14.

Evidence, including cell phone data, was used to place Winfield at the scene of the crime and pawn shop, investig

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