Crime & Safety

Housekeeper Stole Wedding Rings Valued at $14,800 from Sunset Hills Home

Sunset Hills Police said the woman cleaned the home the same day the rings went missing. Police found she also pawned earrings belonging to the victim, according to court documents.

A house cleaner is accused of stealing a wedding ring set valued at $14,800 from a Sunset Hills home.

Tara Thomas, 37, of the 100 block of Margaux Court in St. Charles County, was charged by the St. Louis County Prosecutor’s Office Feb. 21 with felony stealing.

Sunset Hills Police said Thomas cleaned the home Dec. 12, the same day the rings went missing. An investigation showed Thomas pawned some earrings belonging to the woman who owned the wedding ring set.

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Police said Thomas also pawned the rings for $325.

Bail was set at $10,000 for Thomas.

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