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Posted on 06/28/2025 10:43:48 AM PDT by simpson96
CNN — A former jewelry store manager in the United Kingdom was sentenced to 28 months in prison after posting selfies wearing stolen merchandise and sending them to her coworkers, Humberside Police said in a statement.
Lucy Roberts, 39, frequently took jewelry home with her during the year she worked at a high-end shop, police said, telling suspicious coworkers she “was conducting work at home and sorting stock for the workshop.” The police statement does not name the store.
It was only when Roberts quit and went on vacation that her colleagues realized where the jewelry went, the statement says. She began sending her former coworkers selfies from a cruise, decked out in items taken from the shop.
“Without a care in the world, dripping in diamonds, thinking she had deceived everybody,” Detective Sgt. Krista Wilkinson said in the police news release.
Police found “thousands of pounds worth of jewelry strewn around in boxes beneath the bed and in cupboards,” after searching her home, the statement says.
In total, Roberts stole more than $170,000 in diamonds, gold, silver, “bespoke jewelry” and cash from her employer, according to Wilkinson.(snip)
Police said Roberts initially denied she had stolen any stock from her employer, insisting she had borrowed some of the jewelry from a coworker and that they planted the other items in her bags, but she later entered a guilty plea for theft by an employee, receiving 28 months in prison.(snip)
Body camera footage from the arrest shows Roberts removing more jewelry “as she was escorted through Heathrow Airport … in an attempt to dispose of it,” police added.
The store where Roberts formerly worked said it is “pleased to finally have closure on the matter after several years,” according to the news release.
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Needs pics of her flashing the bling.
She looks like a candidate for a transition. Or maybe “she” already did.
Stupido
One nice secondary effect of the implementation of cellphone cameras is the apparently irresistible attraction to criminals of recording the evidence that will send them away.
Completely different topic, but there are about a trillion videos on TikTok of young feminist women proudly telling the world what they really think about men (they are ATMs) and what they really think about women (they are all 10s and cannot possibly lower their standards to marry anyone lower than a CEO). Coincidentally, the “Men Going Their Own Way” phenomenon has really taken off in this same time period. Social Media makes life hard for the stupid people who make Social Media the center of their existence.
She's a real doozy. Steal bespoke jewelry from someone who can identify you.
They're not in prison because they're smart.
I figured there would be lots of her selfies with the loot, but I can’t find a single one. Odd.
A cop buddy used to have a fake Facebook account where he pretended to be a hot hood girl and friended local thugs. When they posted pictures of themselves holding guns and drugs they provided probable cause for a takedown.
Morons being morons.
Actually, with some makeup, she would probably be attractive. Have to see the smile.
Dripping in diamonds was kind of a give a way with that photo she sould have dolled up a bit.
At least she wore them on the outside. This guy swallowed them. The earrings had to be cleaned by some “master jeweler.” Ugh.
Maybe she will now find find out that her “wholesale/retail” business may not work out so well. Crime rarely pays in the long run, except maybe in certain government operations.
Rule #1 of Robbery: Do not post on social media with the stuff you stole - especially if you stole from your employer!!
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