Suspects arrested in Livermore ‘pray with me’ scam

LIVERMORE — Two suspects were arrested Sunday after a 65-year-old woman lost a gold bracelet in what police described as a ‘pray together’ distraction theft scam.

The theft was reported outside a business in the 1600 block of North Vasco Road.

The victim, a Livermore resident, told police that a woman in a car asked to pray together, held her hands, and slipped replica “gold” jewelry onto her wrist. After the woman drove off, the victim realized her real gold bracelet, worth more than $500, was gone, police said.