Incident #: WA15129452
Publish Date: Jun 23, 2015
Incident Date: Jun 17, 2015
Location: KING ST E and BORDEN AVE N, KITCHENER ON Canada
Waterloo Regional Police are alerting the community to a series of distraction thefts that have been occurring in our Region. Since February 2015, police have been made aware of 5 occurrences of distraction thefts involving a male/female team selling fake gold jewelry from a vehicle. In many of these incidents, a victim is approached on the street and may be asked for directions or told that the suspects need money for an emergency situation. They are then asked to purchase “gold” jewelry, which later is determined to be fake. In some cases the female has placed a necklace over the victim’s head, discreetly swapping this for the victim’s real gold jewelry. One victim’s loss is estimated at $4000. The male suspect has been described as having brown skin, possibly South Asian, 45yrs, short brown or grey hair, sometimes has a moustache or stubble. The female has been described as either Caucasian or South Asian, 40s, black hair, often seen wearing a head scarf and veil. Both suspects have thick accents. Different vehicles have been seen by witnesses, including: white minivan; grey or silver 4-dr car; black 4-dr car; grey Hyundai SUV. Police are aware of the following incidents. All have occurred during the afternoon our early evening. February 23, 2015 700 Strasburg Rd, Kitchener March 11, 2015 Highland Rd E/Stirling Ave S April 9, 2015 Mill St/Ottawa St S Kitchener June 2, 2015 Walton Ave Kitchener June 17, 2015 King St./Borden Avenue, Kitchener Police remind anyone to be cautious about making purchases from unknown persons and to report situations they believe to be suspicious. Anyone who has been a victim and not reported, or who has information that can assist investigators is asked to call Waterloo Regional Police at 519-653-7700 Ext # 4499 or Crime Stoppers 1 800 222 8477.
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Published: Jun 19 2015 8:21AM
On June 17, 2015 a Kitchener resident was approached by a male and female who were selling gold jewelry out of their vehicle in the downtown Kitchener area. The victim paid a substantial amount of money for what she believed was real gold jewelry. Unfortunately when the victim got the jewelry appraised at a jewelry store she was informed the jewelry was worthless and didn’t contain any gold. The suspects were described as follows: male and female in their 40’s with a thick European accent driving a dark grey SUV. Police remind anyone to be cautious about making purchases from unknown persons and to report situations they believe to be suspicious. Anyone with information is asked to call Waterloo Regional Police at 519-653-7700 Ext # 4499 or Crime Stoppers 1 800 222 8477.