NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a serial thief has taken about $250,000 worth of jewelry, electronics and other valuables from a United Arab Emirates princess' luxury New York hotel room.
Suspect James Bennett is due back in court Nov. 21 after a procedural appearance Monday. He faces grand larceny and other charges in an Oct. 30 theft from Dubai Princess Arwa al-Qassimi's room at The Plaza hotel and the Oct. 24 disappearance of employee paychecks from an office in another hotel.
Bennett's lawyer hasn't returned a call seeking comment. No contact information for the princess is available from Emirates officials in Washington.
A court complaint says about $35,000 worth of the items stolen from The Plaza were found in Bennett's home. The missing paychecks were found elsewhere in the hotel where they'd vanished.
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