Housekeeper Steals Family Heirloom Ring From Rye Home, Pawn Shop Melts Ring Down For Scrap Gold: Police

CITY OF RYE, NY — The City of Rye Police Department says that a Connecticut woman was arrested after stealing from her employer's home in Rye.

After an investigation by Rye detectives, 30-year old Joise Cabral-Rosa of Bethel, Connecticut was arrested on Thursday.

Police say that on March 12, a report was filed about a missing ring that was a family heirloom passed down from one generation to the next. The resident told police that after returning from work on February 2, she saw a drawer in her bedroom closet had been rummaged through and jewelry was missing. She said that the only people with access to the home were from her cleaning company.

Detectives interviewed housekeepers and visited pawn shops during the investigation.

Police say that a receipt from the Friendly Pawn Shop, located in Danbury, Connecticut, linked Cabral-Rosa, a former housekeeper, to the sale of jewelry at the store in late January.

However, detectives were unable to recover the ring in time because the pawn shop had already melted it down for scrap gold.

Cabral-Rosa turned herself in on Thursday and was arrested. She was charged with misdemeanor petit larceny; and misdemeanor fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property.

Cabral-Rosa was released on her own recognizance and she is scheduled to return to Rye Court on April 14.