Police have charged a woman with allegedly thieving up to $130,000 in cash from an 84-year-old Shellharbour aged care home resident.
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Police will allege the woman stole the money from the man at a Uniting aged care facility in Wallaroo Drive, Shellharbour between December and March.
The woman is accused of accessing the man's independent living apartment in the course of her work, but it is understood she is not a Uniting employee.
The Mercury understand's the man's sons raised the alarm with police after noticing the cash missing.
The most recent incident allegedly occurred on Saturday, March 18.
After investigating, police arrested a 63-year-old woman at a home in Barton Street, Oak Flats about 12.20pm on Tuesday.
She was taken to Lake Illawarra Police Station and charged with three counts of larceny.
The woman was granted bail to face Port Kembla Local Court next month.
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