Two Franklin County women face felony charges after police say they stole from a woman they were hired to care for.
Sheriff Pat Melton says Cathy Stewart and Tonya Ward were hired to come to an elderly woman’s home and provide care. Instead, he says they ended up stealing more than $12,000 in checks, jewelry and other household items.
http://liarcatchers.com/contact.php
“This is someone that this individual trusted to take care of her and her daughter, and it’s a sad sad story,” Sheriff Melton said.
The victims lived in the Bentwoods subdivision in Frankfort and the stealing had been going on for months before the two were caught.
Sheriff Melton says a traffic stop sparked the investigation. The two women actually got pulled over in Lexington and that’s when police found the stolen checks that belonged to the victim.
When the sheriff’s department told the victim what they found, she realized everything else was gone.
“Keep track. Keep track of your items, keep track of your stuff,” said Sheriff Melton. “If you know something is missing and you have only had these caretakers in or out, that’s probably a clue. Once you find something, there is probably more. Keep close reigns on your checking account.”
Sheriff Melton says they were able to return almost $6,000 worth of items to the victim.
Stewart and Ward have not yet been arrested
