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Luxury watch thefts in Florida

Overview

Authorities in Florida have arrested two women in connection with separate alleged thefts of luxury Rolex watches following social encounters.

In the first incident, 32-year-old Lynda Mae Crouse was arrested for the alleged theft of a diamond-encrusted Rolex Presidential watch valued at $98,400. The victim reported feeling drugged and losing consciousness after meeting Crouse at a club in Hallandale Beach. Investigators stated Crouse is accused of a pattern of targeting wealthy men by meeting them at venues and drugging them to steal high-end timepieces.

In a subsequent case, 24-year-old Alexia Jocelyn Flores was arrested in Miami for the alleged theft of a $37,000 Rolex. The victim reported the theft occurred after a Tinder date at his apartment. While Flores admitted to meeting the man via the dating app, she denied the theft, claiming she could not remember the end of the evening because she believed she had been drugged.

Entities

Alexia Jocelyn Flores · Miami · Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center · Lynda Mae Crouse · Broward County

Timeline

  1. 1 day ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources
    Miami woman arrested for allegedly stealing $37K Rolex from Tinder date

    A Miami woman, Alexia Jocelyn Flores, was arrested for allegedly stealing a $37,000 Rolex and another watch from a man she met on Tinder during their first date.

  2. 11 days ago

    [CRIME] 7 sources
    Lynda Mae Crouse arrested for alleged $98K Rolex theft

    Lynda Mae Crouse was arrested in Florida for allegedly drugging a man she met at a club to steal a diamond-encrusted Rolex valued at nearly $100,000.

Sources

ibtimes.co.uk · internewscast.com · laopinion.com · lindaikejisblog.com · nypost.com · pulptastic.com · safenews.bg · usmagazine.com