MIAMI — A 25-year-old Pompano Beach woman is back in jail after being arrested Wednesday in connection with a Brickell burglary in which a $20,000 Rolex watch and cash were allegedly stolen, authorities said.
Jail records show Angelina Chenel Esty is facing one count each of burglary of an occupied dwelling and second-degree grand theft between $20,000-$100,000.
The incident occurred Aug. 9 at an apartment at 950 Brickell Bay Drive.
Miami police said Esty and another accomplice met the victim at a downtown bar and were invited back to his apartment.
Once inside, they said the women allegedly drugged the victim and stole his Rolex, about $4,000 in cash, and a friend’s replica Rolex valued at $1,000. The victim’s friend also suffered an “unauthorized $500 Cash App transaction,” according to the report.
Police said surveillance video from the bar captured the suspects’ faces, and the victim identified Esty in a photo lineup, leading to her arrest. Authorities noted she has prior arrests for similar “bad date” thefts.
Esty had previously been linked to a May incident at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel, where she allegedly drugged a man and stole his $20,000 Rolex Datejust and a $10,000 diamond bracelet, according to investigators.
Authorities said surveillance video and fingerprint evidence tied her to that case.
As of Thursday, Esty was being held on a $5,000 bond at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
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