Beware of the Hot Chocolate Thief

Look at this woman’s photograph; she is a prime suspect conducting organized thefts in Melbourne. Police is looking for more witnesses to verify that she is indeed the thief. She targets women coming out of the banks with large sum of cash. This woman robber spills “hot chocolate” on the victims, distracting them and creating opportunity to steal money in a few seconds. In an effort to clean the spills, she very cleverly steals the cash from the women’s purse. The victims realize it after it’s too late.

“The thefts themselves are well organized. They are conducting surveillance, we believe," Melbourne Leading Senior Constable Richard Borradale said.

This woman thief stole $24, 000 from two women in a few weeks. It is suspected that she is carrying out these thefts with the support of a man. One woman lost $20,000 she withdrew from the Commonwealth Bank on the corner of Collins and Queen Streets on November 12. There was another incident in which a woman was successful in avoiding the theft. She immediately understood the “Hot chocolate thief’s” intention, the moment she touched her handbag. The thief is a Caucasian in her forties; 165 cm tall with an eastern European accent. She was last seen wearing a grey formal suit.

This article is a warning to people to be extra careful from any types of spills on them, especially, when carrying a lot of cash or just after withdrawing large sum of money. It’s possible that a team involved in organized robberies is following you. There may be a gang working at various locations with different schemes. Fort Lauderdale criminal defense attorney said “These street thefts involve a lot of planning but can be avoided if victims are alert.” New York City liquor attorney said “Many a times, it’s revealed that the robbers keep a track of the victims activities for weeks and know exactly when and how much they are going to withdraw.”