Police have arrested the baby sitter accused of staging a home invasion in Plainfield in an effort to steal money from the family.
According to police, the sitter, identified as 40-year-old Angela J. Pearl, of Chaplin, smashed a bedroom window and ransacked the home on Juniper Lane in the Moosup Village of Plainfield on Sept. 30.
Homeowner Ellen Demaio said the sitter was caring for her 2-year-old granddaughter while she was away in Maine. Demaio said she arrived home to find the sitter had stolen prescription drugs and money while the toddler slept.
Authorities arrived at the scene that night to find Pearl at home with the child, uninjured. Although they initially believed Pearl to be the victim of a break-in, investigators later learned she had staged the whole thing, according to police.
Pearl was arrested Tuesday and charged with second-degree falsely reporting an incident, third-degree larceny and third-degree criminal mischief.
She was held on $25,000 bond and is due in court Wednesday.
