A man and woman were arrested in connection with a pair of thefts at jewelry store in Hialeah, authorities said.
Jennifer Izquierdo, 43, and Steven Louis Romero, 39, were arrested Monday on charges of grand theft, organized fraud, and organized scheme to defraud conspiracy, arrest reports said.
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Jennifer Izquierdo and Steven Louis Romero
One of the alleged thefts happened on Jan. 23, at Estrella De Oro at 8275 West 12th Avenue.
According to the reports, Romero entered the store and acted as if he was interested in buying jewelry before Izquierdo arrived and was buzzed into the store.
Izquierdo held the door for Romero, who ran out carrying several gold items worth over $13,000, the reports said.
Romero got in a red Nissan Sentra and fled, leaving behind Izquierdo, “as if she had no involvement in the crime,” the reports said.
The two are also accused of committing another theft using the same method on March 5 at Cuban Dan Jewelry at 1211 West 44th Place, the reports said.
Romero, wearing the same hat he wore in other theft pretended to be a customer interested in jewelry before Izquierdo was buzzed in and held the door as he ran out with jewelry worth around $13,000, the reports said.
He fled the scene in a gray Chevrolet Malibu “again leaving the co-defendant behind to appear uninvolved,” the reports said.
But surveillance footage showed Romero and Izquierdo parking the Malibu several blocks away from the jewelry store, and a witness from Cuban Dan Jewelry identified them as the theft suspects in a photo lineup, the reports said.
Records showed the Malibu was registered to Romero’s mother and the Sentra was registered to his grandfather, the reports said.
Investigators also found that the same day as the Estrella De Oro theft, Romero pawned a gold bracelet, a Cuban necklace and a pendant that had been stolen for $13,000, the reports said.
The same day as the Cuban Dan theft, Izquierdo pawned a Cuban link chain with a Cuban Dan marking and another Cuban link chain for $10,700, the reports said.
Romero and Izquierdo were taken into custody during a traffic stop and both gave full confessions before they were booked into jail, the reports said.