An Albany Police Department social media post has detailed a recent crime where a woman, accompanied by her two children, fell victim to a jewelry robbery. On Monday, suspects used a distraction technique to steal her gold necklace. The suspects, involved in the incident, approached the woman with a vehicle and offered her fake gold jewelry and a small sum of cash. As they placed imitation jewelry on her, they surreptitiously removed her real necklace, then fled in an SUV. The theft was only realized shortly after the suspects had left, prompting the victim to contact the police.
The police responded quickly, and their investigation led to the arrest of one suspect on Tuesday. The detectives recovered a significant amount of suspected stolen jewelry. The individual was charged with robbery and felony theft from a person, according to the Albany Police Department’s post. The investigators are looking into the possibility that this incident may be connected to a series of similar crimes targeting primarily elderly pedestrians in the region.
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