"The theft was reported outside a business in the 1600 block of North Vasco Road. The victim, a Livermore resident, told police that a woman in a car asked to pray together, held her hands, and slipped replica gold jewelry onto her wrist. After the woman drove off, the victim realized her real gold bracelet, worth more than $500, was gone, police said."
"With the assistance of the department's Real Time Awareness Center, which utilizes license plate readers, surveillance cameras and other procedures, officers later found the suspect vehicle near the 4000 block of Las Positas Road more than two miles away. Police arrested a 24-year-old Baltimore woman and a 29-year-old man from Renton, Washington on suspicion of grand theft and other charges. Both suspects posted bail at Santa Rita Jail and as of early Tuesday afternoon had not been formally charged."
The theft occurred outside a business on the 1600 block of North Vasco Road in Livermore when a woman asked to pray together, held the victim's hands, and slipped replica gold jewelry onto her wrist. The victim later discovered her real gold bracelet, valued at more than $500, was missing. Officers used the department's Real Time Awareness Center with license plate readers and surveillance cameras to locate the suspect vehicle more than two miles away on Las Positas Road. A 24-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of grand theft; both posted bail and had not been formally charged. Police urged residents to avoid close contact with strangers, refuse being touched or having jewelry placed on them, and to report similar incidents with vehicle descriptions and travel direction to the Livermore Police Department.
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