A traffic stop led to the discovery of property stolen from residents at a Delaware nursing home, according to investigators.
On Monday, at 12:45 a.m., a New Castle County Police officer was on patrol in the area of Skyline Drive and Mermaid Boulevard in Newark, Delaware. Suddenly police say he spotted a Ford Focus with fake registration. The officer stopped the car and spoke with the driver, later identified as Shakeana Sims, 25, of Newark, Delaware.
Police say a computer inquiry revealed Sims had several outstanding capiases issued by the New Castle County Court of Common Pleas. After she was taken to county headquarters, police say they discovered she was in possession of a stolen watch, bank card and blank check. Upon further investigation, police say they learned the property belonged to two elderly residents whom Sims cared for as a nurse’s aide at the Kendal Crosslands Nursing Home in Kennett Square, Pa.
Sims is charged with several traffic offenses and receiving stolen property. She was arraigned and given a $1,000 unsecured bail. She was committed to the Delores J. Baylor Women’s Correctional Institute after failing to post $1500 secured bail as a result of the capiases.
