Overview
- Lucy Roberts, 39, pleaded guilty to theft by an employee and received a 28-month prison term.
- She admitted to stealing more than $170,000 in diamonds, gold, silver, bespoke jewelry and cash during her year managing a high-end shop.
- The scheme unraveled after she shared cruise selfies wearing the missing items, leading coworkers to notify Humberside Police.
- Officers arrested her at London’s Heathrow Airport when she was found wearing stolen pieces and body-camera footage captured her attempting to discard additional items.
- A home search uncovered thousands of pounds’ worth of pilfered jewelry hidden under her bed and in cupboards, and her former employer said it was relieved to have closure.