Crime & Safety

Gold Thief Who Robbed Rockville Store Caught In Texas: Report

The 32-year-old Romanian national was accused of robbing Congressional Jewelry and Coin​ on Rockville Pike.

LUBBOCK, TX — An international gold thief wanted for stealing from a Rockville store has been captured in Texas, according to an NBC Washington report.

Mircea Lucaci, a Romanian national who also uses the last names Lopez and Rostas, is accused of stealing thousands of dollars in gold from Congressional Jewelry and Coin on Rockville Pike, NBC Washington reported.

Detectives had been searching for Lucaci since August, the report said. He was arrested in Lubbock.

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