For the second time in just a handful of months, Frisco police say jewelry thieves are targeting elderly women and they're resorting to an unusual stunt to prey on their victims.
Meanwhile, he said the woman hopped out and embraced his mother-in-law.
“She said, ‘You look like my mother,’ and was shouting all kinds of affections and started putting all kinds of fake jewelry on her. My mother-in-law didn't suspect anything, not in this neighborhood anyway,” he said. It wasn't until minutes after the couple pulled off that his mother-in-law realized that during the encounter, the woman snatched her own gold necklace, a precious wedding gift.They're encouraging people to keep their eyes open, to walk in groups and to keep valuables, like jewelry, out of site.
Suspicious activity can be reported to the Frisco Police Department at 972-292-6010. Tips can also be submitted anonymously by texting FRISCOPD and the tip to 847411 or by downloading the Frisco PD app.
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