Woman allegedly steals $50K watch after meeting man at bar

A woman has been accused of stealing a man’s watch worth a staggering $50,000 after meeting at a bar and being invited back to his Airbnb.

A young woman has been accused of stealing a man’s watch worth a staggering $50,000 after meeting at a bar.

Audrey Schump, 24, was allegedly at a bar on Broadway, which is downtown Nashville’s most popular strip of night life, when she met a man on June 12.

The man — and his friends — allegedly invited Ms Schump and another woman to their short term rental, according to WKRN.

The alleged victim then placed his Rolex Daytona — which has a retail value of $30,000 (AU $46,000) under a hat on the bedside table. He then went to the bathroom.

Audrey Schump, 24, was allegedly at a bar in Nashville on Broadway, often referred to as “Honky Tonk Highway”, when she met a man on June 12.

“The victim states that he came back to the bedroom from the bathroom and observed the defendant reaching over the bed towards where his watch was located,” the affidavit stated, according to WSMV.

“The victim states that the defendant then abruptly left the room.”

Ms Schump then allegedly left the Airbnb, and that is when the man called the police. He gave officers a description of the woman’s clothing. Ms Schump was allegedly found not too far from the Airbnb and was arrested. She was taken to Davidson County Jail, according to WVLT.

A Cosmograph Daytona Rolex. Picture: Watch Swiss

Broadway in Nashville. Picture: istock

Ms Schump has been charged with a felony theft over $10,000. She’s since been released from jail on a $25,000 bond, according to Daily Mail.

In Australia, between 2014 and 2024, robbery has decreased from 0.4 per cent of Australians experiencing it to half that. This is an estimated 50,700 people. Less than half of these people reported the incident to police, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

In these crimes, 69 per cent occurred outside of the home and in 81 per cent of cases no property was actually stolen. Just 14 per cent of robberies involved a weapon.

Originally published as Woman allegedly steals $50K watch after meeting man at bar