Thefts From Seniors At Retirement Home – Tammy BRIGGS Arrested

The Owen Sound Police have arrested a female responsible for multiple thefts from apartments of seniors residing at an Owen Sound retirement home. Owen Sound Police, with the assistance of the retirement home’s management, identified the accused as being responsible for multiple thefts of residents’ personal property including stolen credit cards that were used to make multiple purchases.

The accused female was an employee of the retirement home.

On November 23 rd , 2017 officers from the Owen Sound Police, Criminal Investigations Branch and Bruce Peninsula O.P.P. executed a search warrant at the accused’s Hepworth home. The accused was located at the residence and taken into custody. Police also located a significant quantity of stolen jewelry and other stolen items valued in excess of $5000. Police also located prescription narcotics and other medication stolen from residents of the retirement home.

Forty-Seven year old Tammy BRIGGS has been charged with; unlawfully in a dwelling house, theft over $5000, possession of property obtained by crime over $5000, unauthorized use of a credit card (11 counts), possession of proceeds of crime (2 counts), theft under $5000 (2 counts), possession of

property obtained by crime under $5000 (2 counts), unlawful possession of Morphine, unlawful possession of Fentanyl. BRIGGS was remanded into custody over the weekend and is scheduled for a Bail Hearing on November 27 th , 2017 at 10:00 a.m. Acting Detective Sergeant Matheson “Not only was there a monetary loss, more importantly the jewelry items held significant sentimental value to many of the victims. We are pleased to be able to recover and return some of the jewelry to the victims”.

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