BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — A 60-year-old home healthcare aide was arrested Tuesday, nearly a year after thousands of dollars’ worth of jewelry was stolen from an elderly woman she cared for in Broward County, authorities said.
According to an arrest report from the Broward Sheriff’s Office, the victim’s daughter first noticed that jewelry was missing from her mother’s home on Sept. 18, 2025.
The missing items included:
- A white gold diamond and ruby necklace, worth $3,850
- A diamond heart bracelet, worth $3,000
- A yellow gold Bengal bracelet with rubies and opals, worth $4,000
- A gold and diamond bracelet with heart links, worth $3,000
- A golf chain with a “V” shape attached charm, worth $1,000
- A yellow gold “H-shaped” diamond ring, valued at $2,000
Deputies said the daughter suspected that her mother’s home healthcare aide, Christine Rolle, of Sunrise, had stolen the jewelry and she confronted her in September and October, but Rolle denied taking the items.
According to the report, Rolle’s daily tasks included bathing and dressing the victim and she frequently placed different jewelry on the victim at the victim’s request.
Detectives said they initially didn’t find any local pawn shop transactions conducted by Rolle, however when searching pawn databases at a later date, detectives found a long history of Rolle pawning items, including several items that matched the description of the stolen jewelry.
Authorities said the jewelry had been pawned at Richie’s Pawn Shop in Tamarac.
According to the arrest report, the victim’s mother died during the investigation, however her daughter had obtained power of attorney over her prior to her death and told detectives that she wished to pursue charges against Rolle on behalf of her deceased mother.
Deputies said Rolle was located Tuesday and arrested on charges of grand theft larceny, fraud by providing false owner information to pawn items, exploitation of an elderly person and dealing in stolen property.
As of Wednesday afternoon, Rolle was being held at the Broward County Main Jail on a $12,500 bond.
The arrest report did not state whether any of the stolen jewelry was recovered.
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