Vermont State Police say a woman hired as a personal care assistant for a 15-year-old with special needs stole the child's prescription narcotics. Troopers got a complaint about Sara Jo Perry, 32, on Wednesday. They say a family on Point Road in Lake Elmore had suspicions that a member of their staff was taking their child's prescriptions and they decided to investigate. Troopers say the family gave police video showing Perry picking up the prescription bottle, opening it, taking a handful of pills and slipping them into her pocket. Documentation shows Perry took 69 narcotics tablets. She did not have permission to handle the bottle, let alone take what was inside. On Wednesday, during an interview at her home in Hardwick, troopers say Perry admitted to taking the pills. She said she took them for herself and gave troopers back 67 of the 69 pills. VSP did note that Perry had taken the pills from the child's reserve medications and not from the medications they needed daily. The child was not deprived of necessary medication or endangered in Perry's care. Sara Jo Perry was arrested and processed for petty larceny and possession of narcotics. Perry is set to appear in Lamoille Superior Court on Oct. 29.

Vermont State Police say a woman hired as a personal care assistant for a 15-year-old with special needs stole the child's prescription narcotics.

Troopers got a complaint about Sara Jo Perry, 32, on Wednesday. They say a family on Point Road in Lake Elmore had suspicions that a member of their staff was taking their child's prescriptions and they decided to investigate. Troopers say the family gave police video showing Perry picking up the prescription bottle, opening it, taking a handful of pills and slipping them into her pocket. Documentation shows Perry took 69 narcotics tablets. She did not have permission to handle the bottle, let alone take what was inside.


On Wednesday, during an interview at her home in Hardwick, troopers say Perry admitted to taking the pills. She said she took them for herself and gave troopers back 67 of the 69 pills.

VSP did note that Perry had taken the pills from the child's reserve medications and not from the medications they needed daily. The child was not deprived of necessary medication or endangered in Perry's care.

Sara Jo Perry was arrested and processed for petty larceny and possession of narcotics. Perry is set to appear in Lamoille Superior Court on Oct. 29.