Overview
- A man who met Lynda Mae Crouse at the Carousel Club in Hallandale Beach on April 12 later woke to find his gold 40 mm diamond Rolex missing and reported feeling groggy and disoriented.
- The watch was provided to police with an appraisal valuing it at about $98,400, according to the probable cause affidavit and court records.
- Crouse was arrested by Seminole police on Friday, September 11 and charged with second-degree grand theft in the Broward County case; she posted bond and was released the next day.
- Investigators say she is linked to at least four similar Miami‑Dade incidents in which victims reported sudden sedation after dates, and one separate victim’s toxicology confirmed zolpidem, a prescription sleep aid.
- Police accounts and the affidavit describe a repeated modus operandi of social contact via clubs or Instagram, ride‑hail transport to residences, a brief period of drinking, a loud noise the victim later associated with a watch box, and photo‑lineup identification, and the related probes remain active.