Distraction Theft Caught On Camera. Don’t Become Their Next Victim…
BY: 24/7 CRIME DESK | BocaNewsNow.com
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2023 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The people seen in the surveillance photo above are wanted by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. They allegedly ran a “distraction theft scam” in a restaurant in the 8100 block of Glades Road in Boca Raton.
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Detectives tell BocaNewsNow.com that, “the three suspects worked together to steal a wallet out of the victim’s purse. The male wearing the black hat retrieved the purse from the floor and passed it to the female. The female removed the wallet and passed the purse back to the same male who then returned it from where he took it. The male wearing the beige hat acted as the lookout.”
Police say the theft occurred on April 27, 2023, at 6:50 pm. The restaurant, Embarcadero 41 is located in the 8100 block of Glades Road, Boca Raton.
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