Bowling Green Police Division responded to two reported thefts at Kroger this past weekend – one involving a couple who left with an estimated $200 too much in change, and one involving an employee who was reportedly paid $3,437 for hours that weren’t worked.
On Saturday, around 8 p.m., police responded to the grocery at 1094 N. Main St., for a report of an employee having money taken from her hand while she was working the cash register.
According to employees, a man and woman used a $50 bill to buy cough drops. The cashier said the woman then said she could pay with smaller bills. She did so, and the cashier proceeded to give the customer more change. The woman then asked if she could get specific types of bills. The man then told the cashier she did not give the right amount of change back. The cashier said she believed she gave the customers about $200 or more.
On Sunday, police were called again to Kroger for an employee, who had reportedly been clocking in and out at the store for hours he didn’t work. The store reported having video of Demari Grant, 21, of Bowling Green, clocking in and then returning later to clock out.
In total, Grant was reportedly paid $3,437 for 250 hours he did not work.
Grant reportedly admitted to clocking in and out when he wasn’t working. He was arrested for theft and taken to Wood County Jail.
