From Fox News · James Cirrone · · 1m 40s
Woman arrested for drugging man, stealing $98K Rolex
A Florida woman allegedly used a dating scheme to drug victims and steal their luxury watches.
In brief
A Florida woman allegedly used a dating scheme to drug victims and steal their luxury watches. Lynda Mae Crouse was arrested after allegedly drugging a man at his home and stealing his nearly $100,000 Rolex watch, with police suspecting she used the same scheme at least four other times. Originally reported by Fox…
Woman arrested for luxury watch theft
Lynda Mae Crouse, 32, was arrested after allegedly meeting a man at a South Florida club, going home with him, drugging him, and stealing his nearly $100,000 Rolex watch.
Meeting at Carousel Club in April
On April 12, Crouse met the victim around midnight at the Carousel Club in Hallandale Beach. They exchanged Instagram accounts before he later sent an Uber to bring her to his home.
Victim felt drugged in his bedroom
After having drinks in his living room, the man went to change clothes and suddenly felt funny and extremely tired. He heard a distinctive clapping sound before Crouse announced she was leaving.
Gold Rolex Presidential vanished
When the man woke hours later still feeling strange, he checked his living room and found his gold 40 millimeter diamond-bedazzled Rolex Presidential watch was gone. An appraisal valued it at $98,400.
Police suspect pattern of crimes
Crouse is accused of using a similar scheme at least four other times in Miami-Dade County. In another case, police confirmed she drugged a victim with zolpidem, a prescription sleep aid.
Arrested and released on bond
On September 11, 2026, Crouse was arrested by Seminole police and charged with second-degree grand theft. She was released the next day after posting a $2,500 bond.
The bottom line
Lynda Mae Crouse was arrested after allegedly drugging a man at his home and stealing his nearly $100,000 Rolex watch, with police suspecting she used the same scheme at least four other times.
