Woman arrested in connection with luxury watch robberies at Formula 1

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin police have arrested a woman who they say was part of a group that robbed attendees wearing high-end watches at Formula 1 over the weekend.

Viviana Garzon-Olarte, 39, was taken into custody Sunday and faces charges of robbery and engaging in organized criminal activity, according to an arrest affidavit. She is being held on $30,000 bond.

Police say Garzon-Olarte and several male suspects worked together to steal luxury watches from at least two people at the Circuit of the Americas on Saturday and Sunday. In both incidents, Garzon-Olarte allegedly fell in front of the victims as a distraction before the men assaulted them and forcibly removed their watches…

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