PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A housekeeper is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from a 100-year-old Palm Beach resident.
The Palm Beach Police Department (PBPD) said the investigation began on March 31, when the victim’s son reported the theft. He explained that his mother, due to her age and health, required constant care at her apartment on S. Ocean Boulevard. The elderly victim had kept $9,000 in cash hidden inside a table in her bedroom, which her son discovered missing over time.
To identify the culprit, the victim’s son told police he had installed a video camera in his mother’s bedroom. On March 16, the camera captured Nancy Lopez, a housekeeper, removing sheets from the bed and then taking multiple $20 bills from the hidden compartment in the table. The affidavit stated that Lopez was seen pocketing the money and later adjusting the camera…