Glam lady, 32, ‘drugged man she met in on line casino’ and ‘stole his £72k diamond Rolex’
Lynda Crouse, 32, met the alleged victim at a casino in Miami, Florida in the US. He brought her back to his home where he began to feel ‘funny’
His Rolex was missing (stock image)(Image: Corbis via Getty Images)
A woman has been accused of drugging a man she met in a casino and stealing his £72,000 diamond Rolex. Lynda Crouse, 32, is facing a grand theft charge and is also suspected of four similar cases, US media reports.
She has been arrested on suspicion of drugging a man she met on April 12 at the Carousel Club Casino in Gulfstream Park Miami, Florida in the US.
Investigators said the victim met Crouse at around midnight. Crouse and the victim exchanged Instagram accounts and parted ways, but he later ordered her a taxi at around 1.20 a.m. and brought her back to his home, police said.
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A report from Hallandale Beach Police Department (HBPD) said the pair had a couple of drinks, but the victim began to feel “funny” and heard a “clapping sound” coming from the living room as he changed clothes. The force said Crouse, who appeared to be “acting different,” told the man she was leaving and going home.
HBPD Detective Kevin Hebert said: “The victim was becoming increasingly more tired and confused and fell asleep within minutes of (Crouse) leaving his residence.”
The victim allegedly woke up feeling “funny” and remembered the clapping sound he had heard. He rushed straight to his precious Rolex box to find it missing.
The Rolex was a flashy gold 40 mm Presidential watch with baguette diamond hour markers, and round diamonds covering the entire bezel. The victim believes the clapping sound he heard was the lid on the Rolex box being closed.
He suspects Crouse took his watch and closed the box loudly. The watch retails at £55,125 and the victim had a signed appraisal for £72,675.
The victim was reportedly still feeling the effects from being drugged at the time of the report on April 20. Police believe this Diamond Rolex heist to be the tip of the iceberg of Crouse’s crimes.
A search for Crouse uncovered a similar four active cases where she appears to allegedly drug her victims with a sedative substance to incapacitate them and steal their property, targeting men at nightclubs who wear expensive watches.
Following Crouse’s arrest in Broward County, she was booked into jail. But she no longer appeared in an active inmate roster as of Monday morning, US media reported.
