Overview
- The presenter reported a distraction theft on Oct. 20 in a Jardins bakery, where a woman engaged her while a man took her phone from the table.
- Fonseca immediately restrained the woman at the scene and took her to a nearby police station to file a report.
- CCTV footage captured the incident and helped police identify the woman, who was arrested in flagrante, while the male suspect fled.
- The man left his wallet at the location with identifying documents, and investigators are reviewing video as they work to find him.
- Because the detained suspect is a foreign national, the case was also forwarded to federal authorities, and Fonseca says she is well and following the investigation.