Crime & Safety
Target Employee Bagged $7K in Cash Thefts, Police Say
Thefts took place over five weeks and the woman also is charged with identity theft on the job.
An employee of the Brookfield Target was charged with felony theft this week after swiping almost $7,000 cash over five weeks last fall.
Sylvia D. Johnson also faces three counts of felony identity theft after she helped herself to a bank card from a wallet left behind by a customer.
According to a complaint filed Wednesday in Waukesha County Court, Johnson was caught on a video camera on Nov. 12 packing up $2,000 in $100 and $20 bills, going to a safe in the corner of a room, sticking her head in the safe but stuffing the bills into her bra.
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She was confronted by a loss prevention officer, who was soon able to detail five other thefts beginning October 2 that totaled $6,955.
In addition, Johnson took a wallet left in a shopping cart on Oct. 14 and purchased five $100 gift cards in three transactions over 2½ hours.
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She makes an initial appearance in court on July 1.
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