Crime & Safety

Online Pics Lead to Theft Arrest of Employee

The woman had pictures of herself online with stolen property, police say.

A 20-year-old Massachusetts woman faces felony theft charges after Lake Forest police say her employer found pictures of her online with stolen jewelry.

Emma C. Douglass, of Dorchester, was arrested April 14 after her employer spotted photos online of Douglass with the jewelry that had been stolen from the employer several days earlier.

Police say Douglass admitted to taking a necklace worth more than $2,500, as well as a bracelet and shirt from the home in the 500 block of Rosemary Road on April 9. She was also found with cannabis and drug paraphernalia, police said, and was charged for possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia, as well as theft.

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Bond was set at $50,000 and she has a May 17 court hearing.

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