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A 38-year-old New Jersey house cleaner has been charged with stealing jewelry from several elderly clients, authorities said.
Linda Kreig of Wrightsown was charged last Tuesday with multiple counts of theft after a yearlong investigation, Manchester police said.
Manchester police officers responded to several homes where the victims reported their jewelry had been stolen by a woman working for a Toms River-based company between May and December 2019, authorities said.
Detective Joseph Fastige identified Kreig as the house cleaner and subsequently charged her with four counts of third degree theft.
The Manchester Township Police Department’s Patrol Division, the Barnegat Township Police Department and the Ocean County Prosecutor’s office assisted in the investigation.
A Burlington County woman who works for a cleaning company based in Toms River finds herself in jail in Manchester after police arrested her for allegedly stealing jewelry from the homes of elderly residents.
Linda Kreig, 38, of Wrightsown is charged with multiple counts of theft after a Manchester Police said they conduced a yearlong investigation where they learned she had been stealing jewelry belonging to several elderly residents while she was cleaning their homes.
The heists took place between May of 2019 to December of 2019, during a period of time when Manchester Police Officers were routinely responding to different residences where the victims reported that their jewelry was stolen by the house cleaner.