Former San Antonio Daycare Worker Arrested for Stealing From Toddlers
ARRESTED:
Virginia Vela-Torres, 45, from San Antonio has been arrested for stealing from toddlers. Really? In a Facebook post from the San Antonio Police Department, Vela is accused of stealing charm bracelets from a 3-year-old and two 4-year-old victims while she was working at a southside San Antonio daycare. According to the post, one of the victims spoke out to her mother following the incident, stating that Vela had taken off her charm bracelet and kept it.
BRACELETS WERE PAWNED:
During the investigation, detectives learned that Vela had pawned the charm bracelet and had also previously pawned another charm bracelet from another child. Detectives discovered the third victim as well. The victim's parents were able to identify the stolen bracelets. Vela-Torres was arrested without incident on the west side of San Antonio. The theft of a person is a state jail felony.
NEW SCAM ALERT ISSUED BY VICTORIA POLICE DEPARTMENT: