“Hi Mom” thieves steal woman’s gold rings off fingers

Police are warning of a heartless crime against a senior. It happened at Hallam Street and Gladstone Ave. Some may say it could not happen in South Bayview. Maybe, but we can never be sure.  A man and woman in a car pulled beside an 85-year-old woman, The woman in the car shouted: “Hi Mom,” and then reached out and grabbed the victim’s hand. In the process, she removed three gold rings When the victim tried to stop this with her other hand, the woman removed a fourth gold ring  When the victim demanded her rings back, the woman slipped four rings into the victim’s purse pocket, and the pair drove away  The victim later realized the rings were not hers