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Vigo Caregiver Arrested in Series of Jewelry Thefts From Elderly Clients

Investigators tied her to three thefts worth over €10,600 using records from gold-buying shops.

Overview

  • National Police in Vigo detained the home aide and placed her before judicial authorities on Thursday.
  • The inquiry began on January 19 after the daughter of a 97-year-old woman reported missing jewelry from her mother’s home.
  • Store logs at local gold-purchase businesses showed the suspect sold multiple pieces during periods she worked in the victims’ residences.
  • Homeowners from other addresses where she had worked since 2023 recognized additional recovered pieces as their property.
  • Police attribute three counts of theft to the suspect, a case led by the UDEV Robos unit of the Vigo-Redondela station.