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‘Lost' thieves arrested after using hugs to steal jewelry in Long Island spree

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Two Romanian nationals were arrested Monday in a scam that allegedly involved hugs as a ruse to steal expensive jewelry right off victims’ necks on Long Island, according to police. According to detectives, a 73-year-old victim in Valley Stream reported that a male and a female in a Mitsubishi pulled up to her and asked for directions to a BJ’s Wholesale Club. The victim helped them, and the woman in the vehicle got out to hug her, purportedly in appreciation. The wo

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‘Lost' thieves arrested after using hugs to steal jewelry in Long Island spree

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