Caregiver steals $80K in jewelry from 86-year-old in Visalia, deputies say

VISALIA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A caregiver is present down bars aft being accused of stealing astir $100,000 worthy of jewelry from an 86-year-old pistillate nether her care, the Tulare County Sheriff's Office said.

Deputies accidental they were called for a theft astatine a location successful Visalia connected Oct. 22, 2024.

Upon arrival, the sheriff's bureau learned aggregate pieces of invaluable jewelry that belonged to an 86-year-old pistillate were missing. Four caregivers were identified arsenic imaginable suspects successful this case, and 1 of them was 28-year-old Sandra Jarman of Visalia, per deputies.

Throughout the investigation, detectives accidental they traced the stolen jewelry to aggregate pawn shops successful Visalia, wherever Jarman sold galore pieces. Although immoderate of the victim's jewelry was already scrapped, detectives recovered a diamond pendant worthy $10,000 which they returned to the 86-year-old connected Wednesday.

The sheriff's bureau says they tracked Jarman's determination done compartment telephone information and served a warrant connected Feb. 13; however, connected Wednesday, Sandra voluntarily turned herself successful astatine the Tulare County Sheriff's Office and was booked into the Tulare County Pre-Trial Facility nether suspicion of burglary, expansive theft, elder abuse, embezzlement and possession of stolen property.

Anyone with further accusation tin interaction Sargeant John Nicholson oregon Detective Corey Sailer with the Tulare County Sheriff's Office astatine 559-733-6218 oregon they tin stay anonymous by calling oregon texting 559-725-4194 oregon done email astatine tcso@tipnow.com.