EVANSVILLE, Ind. (TCD) — Two women, ages 23 and 19, are accused of lowering store item prices at the Dollar General where they worked and causing thousands of dollars worth of losses.
According to the affidavit obtained by WFIE-TV, on Thursday, Jan. 26, Evansville Police Department officers went to the Dollar General on Lincoln Avenue after receiving a call about a theft. When they arrived, they learned Amber Smith, 23, and Katelyn Wells, 19, allegedly lowered the price of store items and purchased them at the reduced cost.
Officers spoke with the store manager, who said the business ended up losing thousands of dollars due to the theft, WEVV-TV reports. In total, the store reportedly lost $1,700 from Smith and $4,600 from Wells.
According to WFIE, Smith and Wells eventually confessed in written statements to lowering the store item prices.
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