Woman stole $52K in watches, items from man she met at Fort Lauderdale bar, police say
After a night out with a red-headed woman he met at a Fort Lauderdale bar, a man woke up the next day, alone, drugged and missing thousands of dollars worth of watches, cash and other items, police said.
Stolen: A $40,000 Rolex he was wearing, a $10,000 Breitling watch, an iPhone Pro 12, his Louis Vuitton wallet and $1,000 in cash.
In total, Fort Lauderdale police say Bobby Scali’s night of fun last month at American Social Bar and Restaurant on Las Olas Boulevard cost him about $52,500 worth of valuables.
Scali told detectives he blacked out after returning home and believed he was drugged at the bar and at his apartment, which is also on Las Olas Boulevard, according to the incident report. A toxicology report showed several drugs were in his body, including GHB, a date rape drug, according to NBC6.
Scali told WSVN he had so many drugs in his body, the doctors said he could have died.
“Next thing I know, I woke up in my apartment almost paralyzed. I couldn’t really feel my legs, couldn’t talk,” he told WSVN.
Detectives are now asking for help in identifying the woman behind the grand theft, who they believe is 5’4, weighs about 120 pounds and has red shoulder-length hair. She may also have a neck tattoo.
Newly released surveillance video shows the pair holding hands as they walk out of a garage and later into Scali’s apartment building around 1:30 a.m. About two hours later, the woman is seen walking out of the apartment complex, alone.
Police lifted one fingerprint from a glass coffee table that had been wiped down in the apartment, according to the incident report. The report also notes that when Scali tracked his iPhone, it appeared stationary on Interstate 95 southbound.
Another potential clue: Scali has a camera in his apartment that faces the front door. He told police he couldn’t access the footage without his phone, and was told to notify detectives if he gains access to the footage, according to the report.
Seduce and steal crimes have happened before in South Florida. In April, a man went home with a woman he met at a nightclub and woke up alone inside his luxurious Miami condo to find his $200,000 watch collection missing.
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In 2020, a night of flirting at a Broward casino ended with a man drugged in his hotel room and out of $9,000 cash. In 2018, a man told police he was drugged at gunpoint by two women he took home from the club. Police said they stole more than $200,000 in chains, bracelets and watches. And in 2016, a Colombian woman was arrested on charges of stealing jewelry and cash from tourists after seducing them. A similar crime happened in Hollywood..
Anyone with information that can help police find the woman involved in this Fort Lauderdale crime is asked to call Detective Erik Kirtman at 954-828-6070.
This story was originally published July 13, 2022 at 9:00 AM.
