Housekeeper, 63, Accused of Stealing Checks from Westport Client: Cops

WESTPORT, CT — A 63-year-old Bridgeport woman, who was a housekeeper for a Westport woman, was arrested on forgery and larceny charges for allegedly stealing checks from the client and cashing them, according to police.

In December, the victim filed a larceny complaint with Westport police, after noticing that "checks were written and signed in her name from her checking account, but she did not write them."

The checks totaled $500, and the victim "suspected her housekeeper as no one else had access to the home."

Westport police observed surveillance video from a People’s Bank in Bridgeport where one of the checks was cashed, and they positively identified the suspect, Olga Rincon, as the woman cashing the forged check.

A warrant was obtained, and on Wednesday afternoon Rincon was pulled over in Westport for a traffic violation and taken into custody.

She was charged with:

• Forgery, 3rd degree
• Larceny, 6th degree

Rincon held in lieu of a $10,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 8. Additionally, Westport police said she is also wanted in Guilford on similar charges.

Photo: Olga Rincon. Photo credit: Westport Police Department