Janitor charged with stealing almost $290,000 from St Ann business
Published:Saturday | January 4, 2025 | 3:18 PM
A 54-year-old janitor from Brown's Town in St Ann has been charged with theft involving approximately $290,000 from a business in the parish last year.
Arland Martin is charged with larceny as a servant.
According to the Brown's Town police, the manager of the business discovered discrepancies in two separate transactions, revealing that sums of $140,300 in October and $146,000 in December were missing.
Surveillance footage reportedly showed Martin accessing the company's vault on two occasions, each time removing cash, a police statement said.
A report was subsequently made to the police, leading to his arrest.
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