Three Target employees are accused of stealing thousands of dollars from the company's State Street store, the Cook County State's Attorney's office said Wednesday.
Teanna Lewis, Latina Taylor and Brezhelle Watts were each charged with one count of felony retail theft and are accused of stealing at least $18,000 from the store, prosecutors said.
Lewis worked as a cashier at the Loop store and officials allege she stuffed more than $4,000 dollars in cash into her pockets. The 21-year-old allegedly took the money over the course more than five weeks, DNA Info reported.
Prosecutors say two more Target employees also stole thousands of dollars through gift cards.
Taylor, 20, is accused of ringing up more than $6,000 in gift cards in seven different transactions, the state's attorney's office said. She allegedly swiped the gifts cards and used the “cash payment” entry on the register although no payments were made.
Watts also faces charges after she allegedly loaded nine gifts cards with $900 each, prosecutors said. Watts, also 20, then gave the cards to an accomplice, DNA Info reported.
The thefts were reportedly captured through surveillance cameras.
