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Jaws Of Crime Take Bite In Westchester County

TARRYTOWN, NY (WCBS 880) - The crime blotter in Westchester reads like something out of a James Bond movie.

LISTEN: WCBS 880's Catherine Cioffi reports

WCBS 880's Catheine Cioffi reports that a Tarrytown man has been arrested for allegedly gnawing through security cables to steal four watches.

The strong teeth alleged crime occurred at the Sears in the Galleria mall in White Plains.

21-year-old Gregory Brown was charged with petty larceny.

The watches were worth about $120.

White Plains police commissioner David Chong says Brown has an appetite for jewelry.

Richard Kiel portrayed the character of "Jaws" in two James Bond films - "The Spy Who Loved Me" in 1977 and "Moonraker" in 1979.  The character is best known for his metal teeth, which were used to chew through a cable supporting the Sugarloaf Mountain cable car system in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil in "Moonraker."

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