Nanny’s arrest prompts hiring advice from police

The Advocate Staff
Posted: 06/01/2009 08:14:01 PM EDT

By Debra Friedman

STAFF WRITER

GREENWICH — When a Brazilian nanny started moving from house to house, stealing checks from her Westchester, N.Y., and Greenwich employers, and even showing up at a local day care to pick up a child after having been fired, Greenwich police put a stop to her crime spree.

But police said the criminal nanny is a prime example of how residents need to protect themselves when hiring an in-house employee, particularly one in charge of watching children.

“She bounced from job to job, and along the way she committed a crime at each stop,” said Detective Pasquale Iorfino. “When you allow someone into your house, you should know who they are.”