BUKIT MERTAJAM: Police are hunting down an Indonesian maid for allegedly stealing RM127,600 worth of jewellery and cash from her employer in Bandar Perda today.

Central Seberang Perai district police chief (ACP) Nik Ros Azhan Nik Abdul Hamid said the theft was only discovered at about 9am, after the 33-year-old houseowner and his family members returned from the Bukit Mertajam market to find the maid gone.