A Miami-Dade kindergarten teacher was caught misbehaving -- big time.
Reina Herrera, 32, was arrested when witnesses saw a woman wearing dark clothing and gloves trying to break into a Miami home at 3520 SW 59th Ave. on Tuesday, according to her arrest affidavit.
When police arrived, the officer saw her climbing down a freezer beneath a bedroom window, carrying a bag, and then trying to hide. When she was arrested, Herrera admitted to the officer that this wasn’t her first burglary stint at the house.
She said she stole $3,500 in cash on May 10, and she returned to the home on May 17 and took $1,000 in cash, an engagement ring worth $1,000 and a pearl necklace worth $500.
While searching through her car, police found three bags of what they believe is heroin, along with a needle, spoon, tourniquet, and stolen checks worth $586.09.
Miami-Dade Public schools is opening an investigation into the kindergarten teacher, who has worked at Earlington Heights Elementary for seven years, according to the Miami Herald .
Herrera faces a number of charges: burglary of an unoccupied building, grand theft, possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia, criminal mischief, possession of burglary tools, and dealing in stolen property.
According to the Miami New Times , Herrera was arrested in 2010 for burglary as well, but she received court-supervised treatment instead of prosecution.
The lifelong Miami-Dade resident and mother of one was appointed a public defender. She is at the Women’s Detention Center on a $23,000 bail, according to NBC 6.
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