{"id":96581,"date":"2025-12-16T10:15:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T10:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/96581\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T10:15:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T10:15:09","slug":"arrest-made-after-sacramento-caregiver-steals-88-year-old-patients-diamond-ring-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/96581\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrest made after Sacramento caregiver steals 88-year-old patient\u2019s diamond ring, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"

(FOX40.COM) \u2014 A Sacramento-area caregiver was arrested after being accused of stealing a patient\u2019s diamond wedding ring, which was an \u201cirreplaceable\u201d gift from her late husband.
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On Dec. 13, the Folsom Police Department responded<\/a> to an 88-year-old woman who reported that her diamond wedding ring had been stolen. After an investigation, police identified said they identified the suspect as her caregiver, Pita Porter, 46, of Sacramento.<\/p>\n

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On Dec. 16 2025, the Folsom Police Department announced it recovered a diamond ring from a caregiver accused of stealing it from an 88-year-old patient.\/FPD<\/p>\n

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According to FPD, Porter met with law enforcement the next day and confessed to the theft. Police said they also recovered the stolen ring. Porter was arrested and booked into the Sacramento County Jail. She faces charges of grand theft and elder abuse.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost importantly, the cherished ring was returned to its rightful owner,\u201d FPD said.<\/p>\n

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