Former Milford Transit Employee Stole $4,500: Police

MILFORD, CT — Police say a former employe stole $4,500 from Milford Transit by pocketing funds she collected for parking passes for the Milford Train Station.

Police said they took custody of Melissa Drinkwater, 33, of Stoneybrook Road in Stratford in regards to an active warrant for her arrest on Sunday. She is accused of taking approximately $4,500 from Milford Transit while working as an employee collecting funds from people who purchase parking passes at the train station, police said.

Drinkwater is accused of taking the cash between November and December 2016, police said. She is charged with third-degree larceny and released on a promise to appear in Superior Court, Milford on March 28.

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