At 2:30 pm on January 19, the acting manager of Fairlee’s 7-Eleven called Vermont State Police to report an employee who had been cashing out gift cards to herself without paying for them.
The acting manager told a state trooper the employee had been taking gift cards over the course of 9 days.
The employee was identified as Kelly Vines (31) of Fairlee, police say. The acting manager provided police with video footage of the cashier area and a printout of the cash register purchase history. The investigation revealed the approximate value to be $1,690 in Sephora, Amazon, EBAY, and Apple gift cards that were taken by Vines.
Vines was charged with embezzlement, and is scheduled to appear in Orange County Superior Court in March.