Jewelry Theft Prompts Edmonton Hindu Temple To Warn Community - Beritaja
By: Albert Michael - Friday, 26 September 2025 07:13:04
The president of the Bhartiya Cultural Society of Alberta wants group to beryllium connected their defender if they’re abruptly approached by strangers.
It comes aft constabulary successful Alberta said the nationalist should beryllium mindful of strangers asking for hugs aliases sharing sob stories.
Rajesh Arora said immoderate of the Hindu temple’s members were leaving the building successful southeast Edmonton about 2 p.m. connected Sunday erstwhile strangers pulled up.
“A car came, called them complete and they indulged successful immoderate communication,” Arora said.
“While they were interacting, each of a abrupt (the personification successful the vehicle) snatched the golden necklace.”
Arora said the car past sped off.
He says he’s heard of akin interactions and calls it a concern.
“Such incidents person happened successful immoderate shopping centres, successful their parking tons and moreover successful the residential areas,” Arora said.
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Since May, Edmonton constabulary opportunity there’s been dozens of reported thefts wherever group are approached successful parking lots, driveways aliases the broadside of the road.
Alberta RCMP besides said earlier this twelvemonth constabulary had received a number of reports related to golden and jewelry scams.
The scam follows a pattern: a unfortunate is approached aliases flagged down by a seemingly stranded motorist aliases personification successful request of aid. The scammer will usage different strategies — they request money for food, state aliases airfare to get location — and connection golden aliases jewelry for exchange.
Police opportunity suspects whitethorn region a victim’s jewelry while they are distracted, sometimes aft placing different jewelry connected the victim. Sometimes a hug is progressive successful the scam.
In 1 lawsuit successful Edmonton, a elder was asked to bless a ringing and pieces of jewlery and during that exchange, her ain much valuable necklace was deftly removed and stolen.
It’s an alarming inclination that constabulary opportunity is taking spot from seashore to seashore successful Canada.
Arora wants group to cognize what happened extracurricular the temple, truthful they cognize what to look for.
“Discuss the incident pinch their families, pinch their relatives and their neighbours truthful that group are aware,” Arora said.
Edmonton constabulary person now arrested 5 people successful narration to 1 bid of spot crime, which includes the distraction-style thefts of golden jewelry. They opportunity they’re still looking for 1 man.
Police are telling group to beryllium vigilant if they’re abruptly approached by strangers, particularly if they’re trying to waste aliases springiness thing away.
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