- March 13, 2025
The owner of a local cleaning company was arrested on Jan. 29, after the Volusia County Sheriff's Office reports she stole $18,500 worth of jewelry from a customer.
About two weeks before, on Jan. 14, the victim of the theft told deputies that she had hired 33-year-old Catherine Schulz, 33, owner and operator of Clean and Proper LLC, to clean her home. Schulz, a resident of an unincorporated area of Volusia near Ormond Beach, had been to her home a total of four times, and that morning, the victim discovered missing tablets from a prescription medicine, as well as several pieces of jewelry and a pair of Adidas sneakers.
The victim asked Schulz to return the items, which Schulz denied having, according to her arrest report. However, on the evening of Jan. 14, the victim came home to see the Adidas sneakers had been placed on the front patio.
The next day, a VCSO detective found the stolen jewelry had been pawned at a Port Orange pawn shop, under Schulz's name. The detective also obtained security footage showing Schulz pawning the items.
Since her Jan. 29 arrest, Schulz was released on a $10,000 bond.
