ICE Arrests Romanian ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ Illegal Alien Couple After Hug-and-Snatch Necklace Spree Across Four States

A Romanian couple the Department of Homeland Security is calling an illegal alien “Bonnie and Clyde” is in ICE custody after Nassau County police arrested them for a series of jewelry thefts that targeted Good Samaritans, many of them elderly.

Rudi Lacatusu, 28, and Mirabela Lacatusu, 26, were arrested earlier this month and each charged with three counts of fourth-degree grand larceny, according to Nassau County police.

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In one Valley Stream case, a 73-year-old woman noticed her roughly $2,000 gold chain was gone only after the car had left.

In another, the woman was told it was Mirabela’s “custom” to give a gift and that refusing would offend her.

The gift was a fake. Her real chain was gone.

Investigators have linked the pair to incidents across the four states.

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Police say Rudi Lacatusu and Mirabela Lacatusu would pull over to ask someone for directions. Mirabela would then allegedly hug the person to thank them—unclasping their necklace before the couple drove away.

According to information provided by DHS, police linked the pair to at least 14 incidents across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Maryland. The necklaces were valued at $2,000–$3,000 each.

Nassau County police arrested both on October 5th charging each with three counts of grand larceny, before turning them over to ICE.

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DHS says both entered the U.S. illegally at an unknown date and location.

— Ali Bradley (@AliBradleyTV) October 13, 2026

Victims in the Nassau cases were mostly in their 70s.

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DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin told Bradley, “Thanks to local partners in New York, these illegal aliens are in ICE custody and will be removed from our country… If it were up to sanctuary politicians like Governor Kathy Hochul, these criminals would be back on the streets to rob more Americans.”

The couple has now been turned over to ICE and will be sent back to Romania.

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