Vancouver senior shares harrowing story of necklace, bracelet robbery
Hairstylist Richard Jeha was in his home neighbourhood of Kerrisdale when someone walked up to him, spoke very fast, and took his valuable cross necklace and bracelet. The thieves sped off in a car. Vancouver police Const. Tania Visintin said her heart breaks for Jeha. It comes as the Lower Mainland experiences a rise in "distraction thefts."
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