Vacation selfies of a British woman ‘dripping in diamonds’ lead to her arrest for jewelry theft, police say

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Lucy Roberts, a former jewelry store manager in the United Kingdom, has been sentenced to 28 months in prison following her conviction for stealing jewelry valued at over $170,000 from her employer. During her year-long tenure at the high-end jewelry shop, Roberts took advantage of her position by frequently removing pieces of jewelry from the store, claiming to her coworkers that she was sorting stock from home. It was only after she resigned and went on vacation that her colleagues recognized the missing inventory, as Roberts began sending them selfies from a cruise, showcasing the very items that had disappeared from the store. According to Detective Sergeant Krista Wilkinson, Roberts exhibited a blatant disregard for her actions, flaunting her ill-gotten gains in the photos while believing she had successfully deceived everyone around her.

Upon her arrest at London’s Heathrow Airport, police discovered Roberts wearing a significant amount of stolen jewelry and found additional items in her suitcase. In a search of her home, authorities uncovered boxes filled with thousands of pounds worth of jewelry hidden beneath her bed and in cupboards. Initially, Roberts denied the allegations, claiming she had borrowed some pieces from a coworker and suggesting that other items were planted in her belongings. However, she eventually pled guilty to theft by an employee. The jewelry store expressed relief at the resolution of the case, stating they were pleased to have closure after a lengthy investigation into the matter.

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Source URL: https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/25/world/uk-lucy-roberts-jewelry-theft-sentence

A former jewelry store manager in the United Kingdom was sentenced to 28 months in prison after posting selfies wearing stolen merchandise and sending them to her coworkers,Humberside Policesaid in a statement.

Lucy Roberts, 39, frequently took jewelry home with her during the year she worked at a high-end shop, police said, telling suspicious coworkers she “was conducting work at home and sorting stock for the workshop.” The police statement does not name the store.

It was only when Roberts quit and went on vacation that her colleagues realized where the jewelry went, the statement says. She began sending her former coworkers selfies from a cruise, decked out in items taken from the shop.

“Without a care in the world, dripping in diamonds, thinking she had deceived everybody,” Detective Sgt. Krista Wilkinson said in the police news release.

Police found “thousands of pounds worth of jewelry strewn around in boxes beneath the bed and in cupboards,” after searching her home, the statement says.

In total, Roberts stole more than $170,000 in diamonds, gold, silver, “bespoke jewelry” and cash from her employer, according to Wilkinson.

CNN was not able to determine whether Roberts has legal representation.

Police said Roberts initially denied she had stolen any stock from her employer, insisting she had borrowed the some of the jewelry from a coworker and that they planted the other items in her bags, but she later entered a guilty plea for theft by an employee, receiving 28 months in prison.

Roberts was arrested at London’s Heathrow Airport, according to police. They took her into custody after finding her “wearing a substantial amount of stolen jewelry” with more pilfered merchandise in her suitcase, according to the statement.

Body camera footage from the arrest shows Roberts removing more jewelry “as she was escorted through Heathrow Airport … in an attempt to dispose of it,” police added.

The store where Roberts formerly worked said it is “pleased to finally have closure on the matter after several years,” according to the news release.

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Source: CNN