The Brief
- A Romanian couple has been arrested on first-degree robbery charges, accused of targeting elderly couples for jewelry in parking lots across the Puget Sound.
- Police say the suspects violently stole valuables — including an $80,000 watch — in Lynnwood and Bellevue, leaving one elderly woman with a fractured vertebra.
- Investigators believe the pair may be part of a larger transnational crime ring and could be linked to additional robberies still under investigation.
LYNNWOOD, Wash. – A Romanian couple was arrested and faces robbery charges for multiple incidents across the Puget Sound region, targeting elderly couples’ jewelry.
The backstory:
Police connected the couple to two incidents in Lynnwood and another in Bellevue before eventually arresting them at their home.…