DeKalb County

Woman says criminals posed as county officials, stole her priceless jewelry

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A woman is out a lifetime of jewelry and some money too. Now, she has a warning about people posing as watershed department employees.

Lavonia Rodgers spoke to Channel 2's Wendy Corona that by the time she was on to them, it was too late.

Rodgers said a man and a woman came to her Tucker house on Dec. 6 and told her they needed to check the water pressure inside her home because of a frozen pipe in the neighborhood. She let them in.

“She said I had to go in the kitchen with her. She couldn’t be in there by herself,” Rodgers said.

The woman ran the faucet and meanwhile, the man rummaged through her home.

"My entire jewelry box was just dumped empty. Wedding rings, anniversary rings," Rodgers said.
Money and other sentimental pieces – all gone.

“There’s no value could be put on it,” Rodgers said.

When the couple was leaving, a box Rodgers knew she had put away caught her eye.

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“And it was left sitting on the floor and as soon as I turned around and they left, and I saw that sitting on the floor, I knew what had happened,” Rodgers said.

Her next calls were to DeKalb County Watershed and 911. She knew she had been targeted and robbed.

“My son has told several people in the neighborhood,” Rodgers said.

Now, she wants to warn everyone that people are out there scamming.

Dekalb police do not have any suspects at this time, but say take precautions: Always ask for identification before letting workers into your home.