Nurse's aide charged with stealing credit cards from disabled patient

Concord, N.H. -- A nurse's aide has been charged with stealing credit cards from a disabled Northfield man he worked for and buying over $1,000 of merchandise.

Police say Jeffrey Smith, 23, also of Northfield, stole the credit cards from a 57-year-old partially paralyzed man he had worked for a few weeks.

Police say Smith racked up charges at gas stations around the Lakes Region, buying hundreds of dollars worth of gift cards. They say he also paid a utility bill and twice paid $69 pizza bills with his client's cards.

The cards were not quickly missed. One of the credit card companies called the victim in January about suspicious charges, but he was in the hospital and could not contact the police right away.

Police said Smith was arrested on March 30 and charged with felony fraudulent use of a credit card. The thefts took place in January.

Smith was first arrested Jan. 25 on related charges, including receiving stolen property and fraudulent use of a credit card.

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