A woman accused of drugging a man she met at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach to steal his pricey Rolex watch is being investigated in multiple other “bad date” theft cases, authorities said.
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Lynda Mae Crouse, 32, was arrested Friday on charges of robbery and grand theft in the Gulfstream Park incident, records showed.
According to an arrest report, the victim met her at Gulfstream park’s Carousel Club back on April 12, and they exchanged Instagram accounts.
The victim later sent an Uber to Crouse’s address to pick her up and bring her to his home.
They were drinking but the victim said it wasn’t enough for him to pass out or black out, and at one point he went into his bedroom to change, leaving her alone in the living room, the report said.
He said he started to feel funny and extremely tired then heard a clapping sound coming from the living room.
When he returned to the living room he said Crouse was acting different and said she was going home, the report said.
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He said he became increasingly tired and confused and quickly fell asleep, and when he woke up several hours later, he had a funny feeling and believed he’d been drugged, the report said.
The man said he remembered the clapping noise and went to his Rolex box and discovered the watch was missing.
The watch, a gold 40mm presidential with baguette diamond hour markers and round diamonds covering the entire bezel, is valued at $98,400, the report said.
The victim later identified Crouse from a photo lineup, the report said.
According to the report, Crouse has four similar active cases in Miami-Dade, in Aventura, Miami and Miami Beach, where she appears to drug her victims with a sedative to incapacitate them and steal their valuables.
She allegedly targets victims wearing expensive watches at bars and clubs, and in one case a victim’s toxicology test showed zolpidem, a sleep aid that is known to cause rapid sedation, confusion and memory impairment especially when combined with alcohol, the report said.
Crouse was booked into jail and later released on bond. Attorney information wasn’t available.
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