One of the Rolex Rippers, a group of women who rob wealthy gentlemen for their designer watches, has been jailed for her part in the organised crime. Stefania Tinica, a Romanian national, is the first member of the gang behind dozens of distraction thefts across the country to be convicted.
The 40-year-old and an unknown female accomplice struck in exclusive neighbourhoods at either end of the country five months apart. Tinica relieved one victim of his £15,000 Rolex watch without him realising when she tried to hug and kiss him and attempted to do the same to another man who fought back.
A court heard the attempted robbery happened on January 3 last year by Alderley Edge Golf Club in Cheshire. Tinica approached Simon Kelly and tried to take his £10,000 Rolex Submariner watch off of him.
