JEWELRY STORE EX-MANAGER SENDS SELFIES WEARING STOLEN DIAMONDS

A former manager of a jewelry store in the Humberside region of England was arrested for theft after posting selfies wearing stolen merchandise and sending them to her coworkers. Lucy Roberts, 39, often took jewelry home with her, telling coworkers she was “sorting the stock.” Then Roberts quit and went on vacation. She began sending her former coworkers selfies from a cruise, wearing the jewelry she had taken from the shop. Police found $170,000 worth of jewelry – diamonds, gold, silver and cash – strewn around her home. This week, a judge sentenced her to 28 months in prison.
* “I’m not stealing it if I tell you I’m taking it.” Is that how that works?
* She took the jewelry home to “sort the stock” – one pile to take back to the store, the other pile to keep.
* “Do these earrings match my orange jumpsuit?”
* Imagine going from a cruise right into prison. Not much of a change, really.