Richard Mille watches worth ‘hundreds of thousands of dollars’ stolen during F1 weekend

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A group of people were accused of stealing luxury watches worth hundreds of thousands of dollars during Formula One weekend at Circuit of The Americas, according to Travis County court documents.

Austin Police called the robberies an organized crime that showed clear planning and coordination.

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“The group targeted wealthy individuals that were wearing high-end luxury watches,” court documents said. “These specific watches retail for hundreds of thousands of dollars.”

Court documents said a woman would pretend to fall and remove the watches when the victim offered a hand to help them back up. APD said two Richard Mille watches were stolen this way…

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