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Fake Florida power company workers stole $25,000 in jewelry from 81-year-old woman, police say
One of the suspects has been arrested on charges including burglary and grand theft.
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A woman who claimed to be a worker with Florida Power & Light is accused of stealing more than $25,000 in jewelry from the home of an 81-year-old South Florida widow, police said. [ Photo illustration by ASHLEY DYE and DIRK SHADD | Times ]
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MIRAMAR â A woman who claimed to be a worker with Florida Power & Light is accused of stealing more than $25,000 in jewelry from the home of an 81-year-old South Florida widow, police said.
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A pair of thieves posed as Florida utility workers to steal more than $25,000 in jewelry from an 81-year-old widow, authorities said.
Rachael Demitro, 49, was busted Thursday on charges including burglary, grand theft and violating her probation in the June 25 scam that was partially caught on the victim’s doorbell camera as she and an alleged accomplice pretended to be Florida Power & Light employees, Miramar police said Sunday. The investigation into the other suspect involved continues, department officials said on Facebook.
Broward County deputies announced the arrest of Demitro and Bob Ely, 58, both of Oakland Park, for a similar July 15 burglary of cash and jewelry from an elderly couple in Margate where Dimitro allegedly distracted the homeowner by claiming she had to survey the property for future yard work being done by a neighbor.
Faux FPL workers stole an 81-year-old’s jewelry. Woman who preys on seniors arrested David J. Neal, Miami Herald
Sunday morning, Miramar police announced the arrest Fort Lauderdale’s Rachael Demitro in the case of an 81-year-old distracted by one fake FPL worker while another went in her house and stole $25,000 of jewelry.
Demitro, 49, was easy to find. Since Thursday, she’s been in Broward County’s Paul Rein Detention Facility on charges of larceny of $10,000 to $50,000 from a person 65 or over, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and a violation of probation. And, for what was she on probation?
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