Rye police arrested Joise Cabral-Rosa, a 30-year-old from Bethel, Conn., on Thursday for allegedly stealing from her employer’s home in Rye.
On March 12, a report was filed regarding a missing ring that was a family heirloom passed down from one generation to the next. After returning home from work on Feb. 2, the resident observed a drawer in her bedroom closet had been rummaged through and jewelry was missing. She said the only people with access to the residence was her cleaning company.
Interviews were conducted with housekeepers, and pawn shops were visited by Rye police detectives. A receipt from the Friendly Pawn Shop in Danbury, Conn., linked Cabral-Rosa, a former housekeeper, to the sale of jewelry at the location.
Unfortunately, detectives were unable to recover the ring before the pawn shop melted it down for scrap gold. Cabral-Rosa turned herself in Thursday and was placed under arrest. She was charged with petit larceny, a Class A misdemeanor, and criminal possession of stolen property fifth degree, also a Class A misdemeanor.
Cabral-Rosa was released on her recognizance and ordered to return to Rye Court at 9 a.m. April 14.
