CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – A Charlotte nanny is accused of a number of crimes together with felony larceny, breaking and getting into and even some fraud fees.

A months-long investigation, courting again to Christmas Day final yr, now has some dad and mom and residents involved concerning the particular person they select to observe over their kids.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police arrested 33-year-old Sarah Catherine Seltzer on Thursday.

She bonded out of jail.

She is dealing with the next fees with the next bonds:

• Uttering cast paper or instrument- $10,000 unsecured
• Obtaining Property by false pretense- $10,000 unsecured
• B&E constructing x2- $10,000 unsecured / $10,000 unsecured
• Larceny of property x2 – $10,000 unsecured / $5,000 unsecured
• Felony larceny x2- $10,000 unsecured / $10,000 unsecured

Families know her as “Cat.”

The first crime was reported as taking place on Christmas Day 2021, and the most recent report occurred solely three days in the past.

“I really liked Cat’s profile because she had experience and positive reviews from other families,” Allison, a Charlotte mother, stated.

Allison stated she selected Seltzer off the babysitting app Bambino to observe her 3-year-old daughter in February.

“I noticed something was a little wrong when I went to my prescription pill bottle,” she stated. “The pill quantity seemed to be running low.”

She thought she was being paranoid and assumed the bottle simply got here that approach, and welcomed Seltzer again for a second time.

“When she was leaving she asked me if she could use the restroom,” she stated. “I went in there right after she left and the pill bottle was on my counter empty with nothing in it.”

That’s when she put all of it collectively.

She filed a police report, and later realized she was not the one one to take action.

Nine separate stories to CMPD present related accusations in opposition to Seltzer together with stolen tablet bottles, breaking and getting into and stealing hundreds of {dollars} value of bijou and designer luggage.

“It’s important for her to get help for herself,” Allison stated. “I don’t wish her ill will, I just want her to get herself better. But actions have consequences.”

While Allison has compassion for what this lady goes by means of, she hopes it’s a get up name to different dad and mom.

“You’re trusting your child’s well being with this person,” she stated. “Word of the wise, make sure the nanny or babysitter you have in mind has a background check.

Allison said she does not believe Seltzer should be out on bond.

She does say she’s been banned from the Bambino app, but she wants to get the word out because she fears Seltzer could still find ways to get in contact with other families and keep doing this.

Bambino issued the following statement:

“Bambino performs safety standard checks for all parents and sitters including ID verification, phone number and carrier validation, sex offender background check, and terror watchlist lookup. We also prioritize local recommendations from friends and neighbors, offer detailed sitter profiles, and have a customer care team overseeing our families and sitters on the app.

Safety is Bambino’s top priority. We take extraordinary steps to keep our families safe and our track record proves it. Several months ago, a family reached out to us, accusing a sitter of stealing. We immediately removed this sitter from our platform and personally reached out to all families that communicationed with her to alert them of the accusation. In addition, we worked closely with law enforcement to assist with their case. Sadly, this sitter was highly rated and many of the parents we spoke with were worried for her and her change of behavior after reporting that she had gone through a personal tragedy. No child was ever in danger or directly affected by these theft accusations and the more serious theft occurred outside our platform.”

A Bambino consultant additionally stated that each one Charlotte-area sitters will likely be provided free background checks.

WBTV reached out to Seltzer for remark, however didn’t obtain a response.

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