Dollar General Employees Arrested for Allegedly Lowering Prices, Costing Store Over $6,000

[Omaha Steve]

https://www.complex.com/life/dollar-general-employees-arrested-for-allegedly-lowering-prices

BY MACKENZIE CUMMINGS-GRADY News Writer

Jan 31, 2023

Two Dollar General employees in Indiana are facing criminal charges after allegedly lowering store prices, causing the store to lose over $6,000 in revenue.

Per local outlet 14News, 23-year-old Amber Smith and 19-year-old Katelyn Wells are facing charges of theft after the Dollar General on Lincoln Avenue accused them of purposefully lowering prices of store items to purchase at a lower rate.

An affidavit obtained by the 14News outlet shows that Smith was a new employee at the time and that her price changes cost the store $1,700. As for Wells, her price changes cost the store $4,600 in revenue.

Police claimed they received handwritten confessional statements signed by both Smith and Wells where they admitted to lowering the prices. The pair were arrested and booked into the Vanderburgh County Jail, and Officials with Dollar General informed the authorities that other individuals were involved in the incident as well, and are still sifting them out.

[pbmus]

1. 36,000,000,000 dollar general revenue last year

These 2 unfortunate souls get a lifetime lock because they cost dollar general 6,000

[jimfields33]

2. Yep. The country doesn't like seeing money taken from stores.