Crime & Safety

Cleaning Lady Allegedly Steals $60K in Jewelry From Westport Home

The woman is at liberty on $75,000 bond.

Margarita Flores-Garcia, 39, of 30 Fairfield Avenue, Norwalk, was charged Monday with first-degree larceny.

Flores-Garcia turned herself in on an arrest warrant stemming from an ongoing investigation where she was employed as a cleaning woman for a residence in town and allegedly stole jewelry worth approximately $60,000, said. She posted $75,000 bond and was released for court April 26.

In January, Flores-Garcia was charged for allegedly stealing a Westport homeowner’s laptop computer valued at $1,200 and a $100 VISA gift card.

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