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Sam's Club Employee Fired, Arrested For Stealing Cash

The following information was supplied by the Fairlawn Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

A employee was fired and arrested Dec. 22 for stealing $220 from the cash register during his shift several days earlier.

An asset protection manager at the store reported the theft, which occurred around 8 p.m. Dec. 19, to on Dec. 22.

Police said the manager reviewed security surveillance footage from Dec. 19 and saw the male employee remove one $100 bill and six $20 bills from the cash register. The 20-year-old employee, a Cuyahoga Falls resident, then folded the money, placed it in his left hand and walked away from the register.

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On Dec. 22, the manager interviewed the employee about the $220 missing from his register and he admitted to taking it. Police were called, the man was arrested, processed at the scene and released with a summons to appear in court on a misdemeanor theft charge.

The police report noted that the man’s employment was terminated.

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