[People] Shaun Burstein, 45, is accused of selling more than 93 pieces of jewelry between Sept. 23 and Dec. 30 last year.Florida police have named a man the "scumbag of the week" for allegedly stealing jewelry from residents at a senior living facility and selling it at pawn shops.
According to Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood, 45-year-old Shaun Burstein — who served as executive director of Arya, a senior living facility in DeBary — is accused of stealing jewelry from elderly residents' rooms and taking it to local pawnshops.
Chitwood wrote in a Jan. 9 Instagram post that deputies were first alerted to a resident's engagement ring going missing from their bedroom at the facility.
Video footage allegedly showed Burstein entering the room while it was unoccupied, going near the jewelry box, and then leaving. Additional footage also showed a separate incident in which Burstein allegedly attempted to open the jewelry box before noticing the camera and leaving.
"Detectives reviewed pawn records that revealed Burstein sold multiple pieces of jewelry, including the stolen engagement ring, which was positively identified and placed on hold," Chitwood wrote on Instagram. "Pawn documentation and a fingerprint confirmed Burstein’s involvement in the sale of the stolen engagement ring."