Police Beat: Gas Station Employee Fired After Stealing Lotto Tickets, Beef Jerky and More

A former employee was fired after her employers learned of her personal ‘bonus’ plan.

A 26-year-old female employee had worked at the gas station for roughly three months, but decided to add a few perks on the job. In that timeframe, she stole cigarettes, bottled drinks, beef jerky, candy bars, and lottery tickets while on the job.

The woman was caught on surveillance camera stealing the various items, and the owner estimated she has already cost the business over $1,000 losses. The owner plans to press charges against the woman, and she was also fired two days after filing a report with the police.

Also in the reports:

• On Aug. 3, a woman received $2,440.60 worth of painting and repairs to her vehicle at Maaco on Silver Spring Road. She attempted to pay with a check, but Maaco declined per their policy. She attempted to pay with a debit card, which was also declined. When a Maaco employee attempted to accompany her to the bank to obtain the funds, she grabbed her keys and fled from the scene with the company trying to follow her.
• Between 7 p.m. Aug. 22 and 10 a.m. Aug. 23, an unknown person accessed an unlocked vehicle on the N4800 block of Golden Fields Court and stole $9 in change.
• At 9:44 p.m. Aug. 20, a drunken customer may have purchased a Happy Meal, but left far from happy. Employees suspected the woman was drunk in the drive-thru line at the hamburger giant on Appleton Avenue and called police. The 53-year-old woman was arrested for a second offense OWI, and had a blood-alcohol level of 0.24. Her birthday was the next day.
• Between 8:50 a.m. and 10:06 a.m. Aug. 20, an unknown person smashed open the sliding door window of a vehicle parked in the parking lot. The suspect took a beige purse and nothing else from the vehicle.
• Between 5 p.m. Aug. 17 and 5:30 a.m. Aug. 20, a person stole seven, 40-pound propane tanks from Converting Technology Inc. on Carmen Avenue. The tanks are commonly used to power forklifts.