New Jersey Woman Accused Of Stealing Diamond Rings From Costco Stores In Bait-And-Switch Scheme

CLIFTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – A New Jersey woman has been accused of pulling off a bait-and-switch robbery at a Costco.

She wasn't stealing groceries though, she was after diamond rings.

Izaebela Kolano of Nutley is accused of asking to take a look at a $28,000 ring at the Costco in Clifton.

When she was done looking at it, police say she handed the clerk back a $2,000 ring instead.

That's not all.

Police say the ring the 49-year-old used to make the switch was actually stolen from a different Costco too.

The $28,000 ring was eventually found by investigators – buried under a fence near the Passaic River.

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