Crime & Safety

Cleaning Woman Charged With Theft From Client, Worked in Somerset County Homes

Detectives confiscated five jewelry boxes, containing hundreds of pieces of jewelry, police said.

Police arrested a New Brunswick cleaning woman who they say stole jewelry from a customer’s home.

Detectives confiscated five jewelry boxes, containing hundreds of pieces of jewelry, police said.

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Police say the woman owns a cleaning service that operates in Middlesex and Somerset counties, and they are asking anyone else who believes they may have been a victim to call them.

On Tuesday, North Brunswick detectives arrested Migdalia Morales of New Brunswick on charges of burglary and theft.

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Morales runs “Migdalia’s Cleaning Service,” which has been in business for more than a decade, police said on their Facebook page.

“If anyone used this service, and feels they may have been a victim to a theft, please contact the Detective Bureau at 732-247-0922 x313,” police said.

Photo via North Brunswick police Facebook page

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