MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- A 67-year-old Murfreesboro house cleaner is accused of robbing a homeowner of tens of thousands of dollars worth of jewels.

Linda June Hasty was arrested last week by Murfreesboro police. Police said she admitted to taking the property while working for the home owner.

In November, the home owner filed a report with police after the resident said she had more than $32,000 worth of jewelry that disappeared.

At first the resident thought she had misplaced the items. She told police the only one with access to her home was her husband, the cleaning lady and her gardener.

Hasty was later arrested in the case.

“(If you have someone clean your house) you should still take certain precautions, locking up your jewelry, putting them in a safe, secret location only known to you. Do background checks on the people you let in your house to do work for you,” said Murfreesboro police spokesman Officer Kyle Evans.

Police said Hasty pawned the items at two Murfreesboro pawn shops. The homeowner was only able to recover three of pieces of jewelry.

Murfreesboro police has partnered with Leads Online, which allows residents to upload photos and identifiable markings on your property. The online data base is used to recover property if they are attempted to be sold at pawn shops or eBay.

Source: WSMV