Thoughts and advice pls on trusted cleaner stealing money

But lewlew, the OP has no proof that any money at all has gone missing. What can the police actually do in these circumstances, other than advise?

But at least it has now been reported to the police. An accumulation of these "unproved" reports from various different sources would add up to a conclusion of "This woman should be watched" while not reporting them would have left her as a "trusted cleaner" with access to other money hidden away at the back of a drawer. The agency also knowing about it means that she will not be sent to anyone else (not by them, anyway, if they have any conscience)

Wobblybits sounds like our boys (and girls?) in blue were totally useless as per usual.

gettingonabit as has been mentioned earlier on this thread, they could have set up,a camera. They didn't choose to do anything except pass the buck.

Well obviously police resources didn't stretch that far on this occasion, anya.

LewLew - The victims should take some responsibility in this.
As I've already said, NEVER leave money in the house when someone is working there unsupervised.
Also (something else no doubt people won't agree with) very few people, if any, can be trusted 100% when it comes to money.

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Carers, cleaners, bank tellers, shop assistants, charity shop volunteers, church collection elders - all of them on the take, Tricia? It is amazing that there is any money in the entire country that is in the pockets it should be in!

You must have had some really nasty experiences to say that! I don't fancy your circle of friends.

I meant a much broader subject - what about tax evasion and avoidance, working on the black, fiddling expenses, various kinds of fraud, big or small, breach of copyright etc. They're all to do with money and theft.
What's different with a cleaner stealing (or a family member) is the feeling of hurt and betrayal that comes with it. The police can't help you with that.
I would have no hesitation to go to the police if we were burgled, or mugged, or had the car stolen ( all have happened to us a few times.)
And a couple of times I've come across a supermarket bill which was suspiciously high.

There may have been a mistake on a supermarket bill (although most items are bar-coded these days), but there's no way an employee could gain from overcharging you.

The amount on the bill will have to agree with the amount in the till.