by Elena Chong
A COLOMBIAN national and a young American woman were jailed on
Wednesday for theft of a $15,000 diamond bracelet.
Rafael Alexander Gomez Bermundez, 33, was jailed for a total of
15 months after he admitted to stealing the bracelet from SK
Jewellery at Bugis Junction Towers, and a $67,431 gold and diamond
Rolex watch from Dickson Watch and Jewellery at Wisma Atria
Shopping Centre.
The woman, Linda Tatiana Lopez, 21, was jailed for three months
for stealing the diamond bracelet with Bermundez on March 26.
Bermundez, who acted alone in the Feb 27 theft, tried on two
Rolex watches at the Orchard Road store. He returned one and hid
the other under his sleeve without the sales executive's knowledge.
He continued to make enquiries before leaving the store.
The court heard that he sold the watch in Thailand for US$5,000
(S$6,303.56) a few days later.
Police recovered the diamond bracelet from the couple's hotel
room in Geylang Road when they were arrested on March 28.