Residents in one San Bernardino County neighborhood are being urged to remain vigilant after a pair of “overly friendly” strangers snatched a necklace from the neck of one victim.
Two incidents involving the suspects were reported about a mile apart Thursday morning in Chino Hills.
Deputies first responded to Calle San Marcos Park, in Chino Hills, around 9:30 a.m. regarding suspicious activity, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department stated in a news release.
“A male and female contacted the reporting party in public. They wanted to shake the reporting party’s hand and appeared overly friendly. The reporting party believed the suspects intended to steal jewelry from his person,” the Sherrif’s Department stated.
The man and woman were located and stopped by a deputy but during the traffic stop another service call was made from a victim who had a necklace stolen from his neck earlier in the morning in the 3200 block of Skyview Ridge.
Investigators determined the same suspects, identified as Washington residents Dorian Stanescu, 31, and Laura Ghiocel, 34, were involved in both incidents.