TOLLIVER

            A HOPKINSVILLE WOMAN HAS BEEN ARRRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY USING HER JOB AT A LOCAL BUSINESS TO SWINDLE NEARLY 35 THOUSAND DOLLARS CASH.

            THE WARRANT FOR 44-YEAR OLD PHOEBE TOLLIVER OF HOPKINSVILLE SAYS THAT WHILE WORKING AT RENT-A-SPACE BETWEEN JANUARY 1^ST OF LAST YEAR AND JULY 30^TH OF THIS YEAR, SHE TOOK CASH PAYMENTS FROM CUSTOMERS AND DID NOT CREDIT THEIR ACCOUNTS.

            IT’S ALSO ALLEGED THAT MS. TOLLIVER SOMETIMES TOLD CUSTOMERS THE BUSINESS WOULD NOT ACCEPT CHECKS, BUT THAT THE UNIT HAD TO BE PAID FOR IN CASH.

            POLICE SAY MS. TOLLIVER WOULD GIVE CUSTOMERS A HAND WRITTEN RECEIPT ACKNOWLEDGING PAYMENT, BUT THEN WOULD MAKE FALSE ENTRIES ON THE CUSTOMER’S LEDGER SHEET WHICH DID NOT CREDIT THE PAYMENT.

            THE BUSINESS OWNER RECOVERED NUMEROUS CUSTOMER RECEIPTS AND THEN MATCHED THOSE WITH DEPOSITS MADE TO UNCOVER THE ALLEGED PLOT. POLICE BELIEVE THERE AREA AT LEAST 34 THOUSAND, 939 DOLLARS WORTH OF UNACCOUNTED FOR CUSTOMER RECEIPTS DURING TOLLIVER’S EMPLOYMENT.

            SHE WAS ARRESTED AROUND 5:30 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CHARGED WITH FELONY THEFT BY UNLAWFUL TAKING.

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11/03/2011/AM