House cleaner accused of stealing nearly $20K in rare coin collection from home she cleaned

A Collier County house cleaner faces a charge of grand theft that accuses her of stealing and selling rare coins valued at nearly $20,000 from a home, according to an arrest report. 

Darlene Stacy, 55, was arrested Friday night and charged with stealing rare gold and silver coins, Liberty half dollars and gold Krugerrands from a home she cleaned in North Naples, the Collier County Sheriff's Office said. 

Darlene Stacy

Detectives said she sold the coins to Naples Gold and Silver at 572 U.S. 41 between February and June. She received approximately $13,000, a report said. 

When detectives met with Stacy, she said she did it because she was "stressed and trying to pay bills," the report says. 

She was arrested and taken to Naples Jail Center, where she was held with bail set at $10,000. 

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