TORONTO – A 42-year-old female employee is accused of stealing $200,000 from a Tim Hortons franchise in Burlington, Ont. after owners discovered the money had gone missing.
Halton Regional Police said “an extensive amount of deposits” remained outstanding from balances between Jan. 2014 and May 2015.
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The owners found the financial anomaly while completing a year-end financial and tax report.
Police say the accused was responsible for making the bank deposits and an investigation led to her arrest on June 29.
The employee, identified as Mariel Abejero of Hamilton, has been charged with theft over $5000.
She is scheduled to appear in court July 29.
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