Hospital Thieves Rob Unconscious Woman (Toronto)

[pomtzu]

They must have gotten the idea from an incident in Philadelphia last year.

A man came to the hospital with chest pains, and he was sent to the waiting room. He collapsed and died while waiting to be seen by a doctor, and was then robbed by a couple of thugs sitting near him. They too, were caught on tape in the act! What lowlife scum........

[Catty1]

http://www.insidetoronto.com/news/lo...ond-identified

ANDREW PALAMARCHUK
Mar 18, 2010 - 3:00 PM

One suspect arrested in hospital theft, second identified

Police have identified two suspects in connection with the theft of jewelry from a dying woman at Toronto East General Hospital.

Police allege two men entered the hospital and began going from floor to floor around 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 16.

The men then entered the room of an elderly unconscious woman in the palliative care unit and stole the senior's jewelry.

The woman died that evening.

"One guy is already in custody. We're going to look for the second," Det. Christopher Higgins said Thursday afternoon.

On Wednesday, police released surveillance camera images of the suspects and described them as being white and 20 and 30 years old. One had short dark brown hair and wore blue jeans, a black leather jacket, a black and white striped shirt and white running shoes. The other had a shaved head and wore a fedora-style hat and a dark jacket.

[DJFyrewolf36]

These are the people that make me want to work security...to help keep scum like this off the street

[Laura's Babies]

At least they got great pictures of them and have arrested one of them. It is only a matter of time before they have the next guy locked up too. SMILE, you're on Candid Camera... IDIOT!

[king2005]

I heard the 2nd one was caught today!!!!

[wombat2u2004]

I heard the 2nd one was caught today!!!!

I didn't

[Catty1]

Read on, Wom!

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle1507074/

Toronto — The Canadian Press Published on Saturday, Mar. 20, 2010 8:28PM EDT Last updated on Sunday, Mar. 21, 2010 9:06AM EDT

Police have arrested a second man in a string of thefts at Toronto hospitals, one of which targeted an elderly woman on her deathbed.


Marcos Marinoni, 26, was arrested Saturday afternoon and is due to appear in court Sunday to face charges.

Mr. Marinoni's arrest comes a few days after police charged 29-year-old Isaac Lewkowicz of Toronto.

On Tuesday it was revealed that $7,000 in jewelry was taken from the hospital room of an 83-year-old woman just moments before she died.

The family of Edna Davis had left the room to get coffee; when they returned, the jewelry was gone.

As the family was filling out a police report, Ms. Davis died.

A surveillance photo released by Toronto police of suspects in the Mar. 16 robbery of a woman in palliative care.

A surveillance photo released by Toronto police of suspects in the Mar. 16 robbery of a woman in palliative care.

Mr. Marinoni was arrested by a suburban police force just north of Toronto after a brief struggle.

“Mr Marinoni tried escape on foot, at which point members of York Regional Police who had him under surveillance, managed to get him under control and arrest him after a brief struggle,” Toronto police Detective Christopher Higgins said.

Police say Mr. Marinoni faces charges of theft and conspiracy.

Mr. Lewkowicz is charged with theft, possession of heroin and marijuana and failing to comply with probation. He is due in court on March 23.

Ms. Davis's family says most of the jewelry were charms and necklaces.

Ms. Davis, who had brain cancer, had been keeping her jewelry with her because the couple's home had been broken into the last time she was in the hospital.

Police expressed doubt that the arrests would lead to the recovery of the stolen jewelry.

“We're not thinking that the jewelry is going to be found,” Det. Higgins said.