Romanian couple in ICE custody over four state jewelry theft spree

Two Romanian nationals are in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody after allegedly targeting elderly victims in a multi-state jewelry theft spree, the New York Post and Fox News reported. The Department of Homeland Security announced on Tuesday that 28 year old Rudi Lacatusu and 26 year old Mirabela Lacatusu were taken into custody. [1][2]

According to Fox News and the New York Post, federal officials described the pair as a Bonnie and Clyde couple. The Department of Homeland Security said the two individuals used hugs and fake directions to steal necklaces from elderly victims, the outlets reported. [1][2]

The pair allegedly carried out at least 14 jewelry thefts across four states, targeting victims on Long Island, the New York Post and Fox News reported. [1][2]

Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were an outlaw couple who committed robberies, kidnappings, and murders across the Central United States between 1932 and 1934. [5]