Bellevue police are asking the public to be aware of their surroundings after a string of recent street thefts that are targeting older adults across the city.
According to the Bellevue Police Department, the incidents involved the suspects, a young female and young male, approaching the victims for help and after the victim assisted, the female suspect would thank them by offering the victims jewelry and either a hug or handshake.The female suspect would then use the gesture to yank the jewelry off the victim, get into a car and the male suspect would drive away at a high rate of speed, police said. As of Wednesday, there have been three incidents.
Police said two suspects traveling in a white SUV stopped and asked her for help. After she helped them, the female suspect asked for a handshake, said "thank you" and took her watch. The suspects drove away from the scene. On June 25, officers responded after a 91-year-old man reported that the female suspect in a white SUV approached him while he was checking his mail.
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