Ex-Housing Director Stole Pills from Elderly Woman

Former Stoughton Housing Director Gregory Bartlett admitted to using a key to enter the home of a 90-year-old and stealing pills from her.

Wednesday, Bartlett pleaded guilty to larceny and breaking and entering during a hearing at Stoughton District Court. He was sentenced to two years of probation and must remain alcohol and drug-free through drug testing, can’t work with an elderly housing program, seek mental health/substance abuse counseling, and can’t contact the victim or her family according to David Traub, a spokesman for the Norfolk County District Attorney’s office.

Violating any of these conditions will result in six months in a house of corrections.

Prosecutors had asked for six months in a house of corrections with three moths to serve and three suspended during 18 months of probation. The defense asked for a countinuation without a finding for six months, but assented to the request for probation.

In January, Bartlett was arrested and charged with stealing pain medications from a 90-year-old elderly resident of the Stoughton Housing Authority. In surveillance camera footage given to local media outlets provided by the victim’s family, Bartlett can be seen entering the home of the woman and taking pills.

Bartlett was suspended without pay by the housing board in January before resigning in June.

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