Woman reports theft from elderly mother

MILTON, Ga. — A woman reported to police March 27 that a caretaker stole more than $4,000 from her 78-year-old mother while working in her Milton home.

The woman said a substitute caregiver was working at the house when she discovered that $170 was missing from her purse and around $200 was missing from her mother’s purse. She also noticed that $4,000 had been taken from an envelope belonging to her mother, according to the incident report.

The woman told police she called the suspect’s employer, who informed her the worker had been terminated for an unrelated theft incident.

Police confirmed the suspect’s termination with the company and identified her as a 35-year-old Forest Park woman. Police charged her with two counts of theft by taking and for exploitation of elderly persons.

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