St. Petersburg, FL – A lengthy investigation into missing store inventory resulted in the arrest of a St. Petersburg woman accused of stealing more than $72,000 worth of cigarettes from her employer, according to police.
The St. Petersburg Police Department said the 33-year-old woman allegedly removed cartons of cigarettes from a local convenience store over several months while working as an employee.
Investigators launched an inquiry after store management identified repeated inventory shortages during routine audits and determined the losses were significantly higher than expected…