Stealing lunch money has always been the sign of a stereotypical grade school bully. Several children in the state of New Jersey recently fell victim to this crime but they weren’t turned upside down and shaken by one of their larger classmates. It was actually an adult bus monitor who stole from the children and she is now facing some jail time.
According to various reports, 33-year-old Rosa Rios had been working for the Sheppard Bus Service in New Jersey for about seven years. She’s no longer working for the service, however, after she was caught going through several children’s backpacks and stealing not only their lunch money but their lunches as well.
Area police were looking at surveillance footage from the school bus after the bus driver claimed she had been stolen from. Upon looking at the footage, one officer apparently saw Rios rummaging through several student’s backpacks. Overall, it is said that Rios stole from 29 children, some of which were as young as 3-years-old.
According to Raw Story, David Gentile, the superintendent of the school board, wrote a letter to parents explaining the incident. “Once brought to my attention, I immediately involved the authorities and worked collaboratively to protect our students,” he wrote. He went on to explain that Rios was immediately let go from her position once the discovery was made.
Reports claim that Rios was arrested on Friday and is being held in the Cumberland County jail. There are conflicting reports as to the amount of bail money for which she is being held.
