‘Rolex ripper’ jailed for robbing pensioner of £15,000 watch by trying to hug him in street

Hampshire Police are said to be investigating more than 30 similar thefts in their county alone

Tinica was jailed for 40 months after she admitted robbery and attempted robbery (Cheshire Constabulary)

A woman thought to be a part of a crime gang dubbed the ‘Rolex rippers’ has been arrested for stealing a £15,000 watch from a pensioner.

Stefania Tinica, 40, stole the designer item from the 75-year-old after trying to hug him in the street in Dorset last January.

She pleaded guilty to robbery and attempted robbery and was jailed for 40 months at Chester Crown Court.