Maid Accused Of Stealing Engagement Ring

BEAR, Del. (AP) — A house cleaner from Maryland has been charged with stealing an engagement ring from a customer's Delaware home.

New Castle County police say the victim told investigators that her engagement ring disappeared from a dresser drawer on January 4 after two women were hired to clean her Bear home. Police learned that one of the maids, 37-year-old Ammie Robinson, has pawned jewelry at numerous pawn shops in Maryland since November 2011.

Police recovered the engagement ring at a pawn shop and returned it to the victim.

Robinson turned herself in Saturday morning at county police headquarters. She's been charged with one count of felony theft.

Robinson lives in Elkton, Md., and was working for Better Maid Cleaning Service, whose employees clean homes in Delaware, Maryland and New Jersey.

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