A 32-year-old Florida woman has been arrested after being accused of drugging men on dates and then stealing their expensive watches. Broward County authorities booked Lynda Mae Crouse on Sept. 11, 2026, after she allegedly stole a watch from a man she met at a casino on April 12. She has been charged with grand theft. According to reports, Crouse’s track record reveals that she remains a suspect in four additional cases that are still active.
Law enforcement has claimed that Crouse’s modus operandi has been to drug her victims using a sedative. Once the victim became incapacitated, she would then rob them of their expensive watches, including a whopping $100,000 Rolex in one instance. Crouse allegedly targets rich men wearing luxury timepieces in public places such as bars and clubs. A toxicology report on one of the victims revealed that the woman had drugged him with a strong sleeping aid that causes memory impairment and confusion.
Woman Spiked Her Date’s Drink Before Grand Robbery
The more recent April 2026 case linked with Crouse began when she met her victim at the Carousel Club in Hallandale Beach at around midnight. The two spent time together, after which they exchanged phone numbers before parting ways. Later, the man sent an Uber to Crouse’s home to pick her up and bring her to his residence.
Court documents reveal that the couple began drinking and talking at the man’s house soon afterward. Unbeknownst to him, Crouse had already spiked his beverage, the effects of which he began to feel shortly after. The man stepped away momentarily to change his clothes and claimed he felt ‘funny’ and ‘extremely tired.’
Suspect Stole Expensive Rolex From Sedated Victim
Crouse’s arrest affidavit further revealed the timeline of incidents that led to her arrest. It stated that the last thing the heavily drugged victim heard before passing out was the sound of a clap coming from his living room. Seconds later, Crouse excused herself to leave his home.
Hours later, when the man regained consciousness, he ran to check his watch. He had already suspected that the clapping sound he last heard resulted from the moment Crouse might have opened the box containing his Rolex watch. His fears came true when he realized that his 40mm diamond-encrusted Rolex Presidential watch was gone. According to court documents, the item was valued at $98,400.
After reporting the theft to police, the man identified Crouse from a six-person photo lineup that law enforcement showed him. He further claimed that the unidentified drug with which Crouse had spiked his drink left him feeling drowsy even a day later.
Suspect Linked to Pattern of Similar Cases
Investigators looking into the case later discovered that Crouse had not committed a theft of such a measure for the first time. In fact, she had four active cases in her name from Miami-Dade County, all of which fit a similar pattern of theft.
Her arrest affidavit alleges that these remaining cases include incidents in which Crouse met men at bars and nightclubs who wore expensive watches. These victims would follow her to a home or hotel and then remember nothing after passing out. When they woke up hours later, they realized that they had been drugged and discovered that their watches were missing.
In fact, a toxicology report on one of these victims revealed that Crouse had drugged him with zolpidem, which is a prescription medication. When combined with alcohol, it can cause side effects that may result in memory loss.
Police described Crouse’s actions as follows: “The defendant appears to have intentionally given the victim a similar substance as the one found in the City of Miami’s investigation, and when the victim woke up, the defendant and his watch were gone. The defendant knowingly and intentionally obtained the victim’s property and did so with the intent to deprive the victim of his right to his property permanently and to appropriate it for the defendant’s own use.”
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