Lincolnton, NC – An employee of a house cleaning service has been arrested in connection with the theft of more than $25,000 worth of jewelry from a customer’s home.
The cleaning crew was working at a residence in the 2100 block of Startown Road, Lincolnton, NC on March 27, 2023.
The homeowner notified the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office that the items were missing after she returned home from work around 12:00 p.m.
Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies and detectives worked with the cleaning company to determine when the crew would finish their work for the day and set up surveillance at a commercial parking lot in the Boger City area.
When the crew arrived officers, along with the company owner, met them at the parking area. Each member of the crew was questioned and allowed officers to search their hand bags.
Detectives located the five stolen rings in the bag of one of the workers, Brandi Wise Bolin, 38, of Maiden, NC who admitted to the theft.
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The also discovered a small bag of marijuana and a container of what appeared to be crystal methamphetamine. The rings were recovered.
Bolin was taken before a Lincoln County magistrate and charged with felony larceny, felony possession of stolen goods, possession of Schedule II and possession of Schedule VI. Bolin was placed in the Harven A. Crouse Detention Center under a $10,000 secured bond.
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