Nanny In Suffolk County Nabbed For Stealing $15K Worth Of Items From Employer, Police Say

A Long Island nanny has been accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of items from her employer, police announced.

Grassy Pond Drive South in Smithtown.
Photo Credit: *Google Maps street view*

Joe Lombardi

01/20/2022 2:30 p.m.

Amparo Hoyos Garcia, age 69, of Patchogue, who worked as a nanny for a family on Grassy Pond Drive in Smithtown, stole more than $15,000 worth of jewelry from the residence between Thursday, Dec. 22 and Wednesday, Jan. 19.

Following an investigation by Fourth Squad detectives, Garcia was arrested on Wednesday and charged with third-degree grand larceny.

She was scheduled for arraignment at First District Court in Central Islip on Wednesday.

Hoyos Garcia also works for other families as a nanny and cleaning houses.

Detectives are asking anyone who believes they are a victim of Hoyos Garcia to call the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8452.

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