A 25-year-old woman from Pompano Beach is in custody after a series of accusations involving drugging and robbing men in South Florida. She was arrested for allegedly stealing a man's Rolex and diamond bracelet at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel, as confirmed by Local10 and corroborated by jail records that show charges of second-degree grand theft involving between $20,000 and $100,000 and grand theft of an occupied dwelling linked to a previous case.
Angelina Chenel Esty, the suspect in the aforementioned crimes, was identified through fingerprint evidence, surveillance video, and victim identification; her alleged spree didn't stop at the Fontainebleau incident but extended across Doral, Miami, and Miami Beach with similar modus operandi involving expensive timepieces and jewelry, her case involves multiple grand theft and burglary charges with surveillance footage and recovered ID cards tying Esty to the thefts.
In Doral, the first reported incident involving Esty was after a man she met at E11even Miami found himself sick and robbed of his Rolex watch after becoming unconscious, and in Brickell, another man reported his bedroom ransacked and valuables missing after partying with two women, according to details provided by NBC Miami.
The trend of thefts has law enforcement officials cautioning the public, as Miami Police spokesman Michael Vega told NBC Miami, "The M.O. with this is that they usually always have a Rolex watch on or some shiny jewelry and that's their target. They befriend them, they have drinks with them, and they normally will put some sort of drug into their drink so that they pass out, once they pass out, they ransack the apartment." Vega also emphasized the recurring nature of these crimes and provided the advice to be wary of new acquaintances who may be too eager to return to a private space.
