Crimes of Fashion

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In a truly odd, premeditated heist last night, two people managed to steal $8,000 worth of jewelry from a Boerum Hill woman by telling her that they had a winning lottery ticket, and that if the woman was willing to put up her personal jewelry as collateral, she'd get a portion of the winnings. The two suspects allegedly drove the woman home to pick up the stash, then left without any money exchanged. If you see the two suspects pictured at right, we advise that you please do not give them thousands of dollars worth of your own jewelry—or better yet, any amount of jewelry whatsoever. [CBS Local]