A thief distracted a 77-year-old woman with a gift before stealing her $5,000 gold necklace outside Tokyo Fish Market in Berkeley last month, police report.
According to police, the victim was standing outside Tokyo Fish Market at 1220 San Pablo Ave. (north of Gilman Street) when a younger female stranger approached her June 15 at about 10:35 a.m.
The stranger offered to give the older woman something, which turned out to be $2 and a yellow gold necklace, according to Berkeley police…