House Cleaner Charged With Stealing Jewelry from Long Island Homes: NYPD

A woman is charged with stealing jewelry from homes in Garden City, police said on Sunday.

Bernabe Mejia, 45, of Staten Island, is a self-employed house cleaner, police said. She was found to have taken numerous jewelry pieces from at least two homes where she was working, police said.

Mejia is charged with criminal possession of stolen property. She is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Hempstead Sunday, police said.

Detectives request anyone who employed Mejia and believe they may have been the victim of a similar theft to call (516) 465-4150.

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