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Medford Caregiver Stole Nearly $10K In Jewelry From Disabled Daughter, Mom In East Setauket: PD
A home health aide is accused of stealing nearly $10,000 worth of jewelry from an elderly woman and her disabled daughter while caring for them in East Setauket, police said.
Jackquilin Smith, 40, of Medford, worked for Homewatch CareGivers in Hicksville and was assigned to the home of an 80-year-old woman and her 58-year-old daughter, who suffers from a degenerative neurological disorder, according to Suffolk County Police.
Smith stole jewelry valued at approximately $9,850 from the family between late April and late May, police said Friday, June 19. The thefts were discovered when fa…
Wanted: Masked Gunman Stole $60K In Jewelry From Bayonne Shop, Took Rideshare To JC, Cops Say
Police in Bayonne are seeking the 24-year-old masked robber who they say made off with approximately $60,000 in jewelry from a Bayonne business before using a rideshare service to flee to Jersey City.
The armed robbery happened Thursday, June 18, at Jewelry by Peter, located at 180 Broadway in Bayonne, where Tomani Johnston entered the store wearing a surgical mask, displayed what appeared to be a black handgun, and demanded $10,000 from employees, according to Bayonne Police Sgt. Kenneth Drago.
Johnston then went behind the sales counter and took multiple pieces of jewelry valued at a…