Caregiver arrested for stealing money from Manorville group home residents
Suffolk County Police arrested a caregiver on April 4 for allegedly stealing money from seven residents with special needs at a group home in Manorville in 2021.
While doing paperwork in February of 2022, a manager at Independent Group Home Living, located on the North Sunrise Highway Service Road, noticed money was missing from seven different residents. The manager contacted the Suffolk County Police Department and made a complaint.
After an investigation, Fifth Precinct Crime Section officers, arrested a former employee of the home, Kathleen Will for allegedly stealing $200 each from seven different residents on November 19, 2021. Will is no longer employed by Independent Group Home Living as of December 2021.
Will, 35, of Mastic Beach, was charged with 7 counts of Petit Larceny. She was issued a Desk Appearance Ticket and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on April 24.
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