Crime & Safety
Maid Stole $20K In Jewelry From Home In Montgomery County: Cops
The house cleaner stole around $20,000 in jewelry from a local home, and then sold it, police said.
OAKS, PA — A house cleaner stole around $20,000 in jewelry from a local home and then sold it, police said.
The incident was first reported by a resident in Oaks back in Dec. 2018, police said on Wednesday.
An investigation revealed that the home's maid, Theresa Doperak, 55, had stolen the jewelery over a period of several months throughout 2018, police said.
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She then pawned the jewlery at a local pawn shop, according to authorities.
She has been charged with theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property. A preliminary hearing is forthcoming.
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