Moment glamorous conwoman is arrested with haul of stolen goods after she posed as a house-sitter and landlady to plunder homes of wealthy clients across Britain

This is the moment a glamorous conwoman was arrested by police before officers uncovered her hoard of stolen goods.

Ariana Rose, 40, was jailed for five years last month after she used a string of fraudulent schemes to scam wealthy victims to fund her lavish lifestyle.

Posing as a house-sitter and a landlady, she fleeced clients out of thousands of pounds of cash while also stealing silverware, jewellery and in one case, a Le Creuset Balti pan.

Rose, whose real name is Sana Ali, splashed the money on luxury holidays, lobster and champagne at Claridge's, designer clothes and a Rolex watch as well as driving around in rented BMWs before her scam was rumbled.

Since being jailed, she has also been accused of ripping off brides-to-be by taking money for hair and make-up, then pulling out at the last minute. 

Now, newly released footage by police shows the moment Rose was detained by officers as her life of luxury fell apart in dramatic style.

Video shows Rose sat in her car looking visibly shaken as she is asked to step out the vehicle and is placed under arrest.

As an officer explains she is being arrested in connection with a burglary, Rose repeatedly responds 'OK, OK'. 

Further video shows officers finding pinched war medals from the First World War and a CBE while searching her property as well as stolen Christmas ornaments, which the owner had been collecting for 27 years as a family tradition.

Ariana Rose, 40, was jailed for five years last month after she used a string of fraudulent schemes to scam wealthy victims to fund her lavish lifestyle

Ariana Rose, 40, was jailed for five years last month after she used a string of fraudulent schemes to scam wealthy victims to fund her lavish lifestyle

This is the moment the serial scammer was arrested by police before officers uncovered her hoard of stolen goods

This is the moment the serial scammer was arrested by police before officers uncovered her hoard of stolen goods

One officer says 'Oh my God, you're joking' as some of the stolen items are retrieved, which also included limited-edition books and jewellery.

Rose, of Finborough Road in London, was found guilty of five counts of theft from dwelling in December last year.

She was jailed on July 2 after pleading guilty to five charges of theft, four fraud offences, four of forgery and one of perverting the course of justice.

Southwark Crown Court heard her fraud amounted to around £67,000,

She had been employed as a house sitter at properties in Shipston-on-Stour and Southam, Warwickshire. 

Rose even prepared a meal and a cake for one of her victims when they returned from holiday but they later discovered a number of items missing and some had been replaced with fakes.

Items taken from both properties included jewellery exceeding the value of £35,000, a Le Creuset Balti pan, a silver dish, gold-plated Christmas ornaments and other jewellery items.

A police mugshot of Ariana Rose, whose campaign of fraud was finally brought to a halt

A police mugshot of Ariana Rose, whose campaign of fraud was finally brought to a halt

Police uncovered a huge haul of stolen goods, from silverware to Christmas ornaments and jewellery

Police uncovered a huge haul of stolen goods, from silverware to Christmas ornaments and jewellery

When Rose was arrested, officers discovered photos of stolen items from each of the houses she had looked after on her phone.

Detective Constable Adam Stather, of Warwickshire Police, said after the case: 'Rose lived a lavish lifestyle, funded by the things she stole from her victims who trusted her to look after their homes.

'These items were mostly highly sentimental and cherished.

'We hope that the victims find some comfort now that she has been caught and held accountable for her actions.'

Original source Moment glamorous conwoman is arrested with haul of stolen goods after she posed as a house-sitter and landlady to plunder homes of wealthy clients across Britain

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