A 35-year-old Toronto woman has been arrested for allegedly operating a distraction theft scheme targeting vulnerable seniors.
Mihaela Miclescu was taken into custody on March 5 after police responded to a call a day earlier about a woman allegedly using distraction techniques to steal jewelry from unsuspecting people.
In each case, police say the female suspect was in a car with another man and would stop to ask for help from vulnerable seniors.
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The woman would then engage in a conversation and offer jewelry to her victim.
It is alleged the suspect then took off the victims’ jewelry and replaced it with the one’s she had on herself.
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Miclescu has been charged with 14 counts of theft under $5000.
She appeared in court on March 6 and police believe there may be more victims.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-2200 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).
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