UPDATE (9:23 p.m.): Two additional people have warrants out for their arrest in connection with a theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of inventory at a Mobile County Dollar General.
They are Jennifer Graham and Marilyn Graham.
Investigators said the subjects would fill shopping carts full of items and walk up to the checkout counter.
According to investigators, that’s when Assistant Manager Brittany Forrest and Associate Calie Kent would scan one or two items and then close out the purchase. However, they would continue scanning the items to trick the cameras into thinking that the alleged customer was buying all of the items.
The subject would then pay for the items that were officially scanned by the register.
“To management, it appeared that everything was above water but in reality, it was not,” MCSO Sgt. Lonnie Parsons said.
Investigators said that after they took the items from the store, they would sell them to make a larger profit.
“If people would put that much thought into a normal job, they would be very productive citizens,” Parsons said.
News 5 reached out to Dollar General Corporate; they said they would not comment on this case.
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Two Dollar General employees and some of their family and friends were arrested after the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office investigated a possible organized retail theft ring at the store, News 5 has learned.
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According to a news release from MCSO, the following people were arrested after the office was contacted about a possible incident at the Dollar General Store located at 10477 Ramsey Road in Grand Bay.
Through investigations, MCSO said they found that the five individuals were responsible for inventory loss of $385,246.05 since the Dollar General location opened on March 26, 2023.
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All five suspects were charged with organized retail theft, according to the MCSO.
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