Two Bakery Employees Stole Over 100,000 Euros

The man and the woman, who were employed in sales, had been stealing money from the cash register for years and not recording sold and cash-paid goods. The damage amounts to around 110,000 euros, the State Police Directorate of Styria announced on Friday. The employees were reported and dismissed without notice.

The manager of the bakery in the Bruck-Mürzzuschlag district filed a report with the Mürzzuschlag police station at the beginning of May 2024. He suspected that cash had been stolen from the business over a longer period. Internal controls from May 2024 to January 2025 led to further clues. Noticeable discrepancies were found in sales quantity checks.

Video Surveillance Documented Numerous Thefts in Bakery

The Leoben public prosecutor's office then ordered video surveillance of the cash register area. This documented systematic thefts by two employees: a 30-year-old man and a 51-year-old woman. The man regularly failed to record cash sales and did not register over 1,200 items in the cash register system. During the surveillance, over 30 thefts from the cash drawer were documented, mostly at lunchtime when he was alone in the store. During interrogation, he confessed to the acts. The woman also systematically manipulated cash sales and did not register over 350 items. During the surveillance period, over 20 thefts were detected, mostly committed in the morning hours. She also confessed.

(APA/Red)

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