Woman Swallows Diamond Ring in Store, Then Pawns It
- 12 years ago
Woman Swallows Diamond Ring in Store, Then Pawns It - as part of the news series by GeoBeats.
With today’s high-tech surveillance cameras, pulling off a crime without getting caught makes it nearly impossible for criminals.
A Utah woman, Angela Hardman in charged with stealing a diamond engagement ring, valued at over $4,000 from a local Macy’s store. She asked an employee to view and try on a display ring, which became stuck on her finger, requiring moisturizer for removal. She then handed a ring and security label to a different employee who observed it was not the same piece but Hardman left the store before cops came to the store. Video surveillance showed the woman digging in her pocket and moving her hand to her mouth before handing the ring over to the store worker, leading Hardman to confess that she had swallowed the Macy’s ring and replaced it with a phony one. She had also sold the original to a pawn shop for $600.
In a similar news story, a Windsor, Illinois man confessed to swallowing a $20,000 diamond from a local jewelry store. As of the last report, the authorities were still waiting for the diamond to pass through his system.
With today’s high-tech surveillance cameras, pulling off a crime without getting caught makes it nearly impossible for criminals.
A Utah woman, Angela Hardman in charged with stealing a diamond engagement ring, valued at over $4,000 from a local Macy’s store. She asked an employee to view and try on a display ring, which became stuck on her finger, requiring moisturizer for removal. She then handed a ring and security label to a different employee who observed it was not the same piece but Hardman left the store before cops came to the store. Video surveillance showed the woman digging in her pocket and moving her hand to her mouth before handing the ring over to the store worker, leading Hardman to confess that she had swallowed the Macy’s ring and replaced it with a phony one. She had also sold the original to a pawn shop for $600.
In a similar news story, a Windsor, Illinois man confessed to swallowing a $20,000 diamond from a local jewelry store. As of the last report, the authorities were still waiting for the diamond to pass through his system.