By Liz Shepherd
InkFreeNews

Shirley Clemans

WARSAW — A Milford woman was recently arrested for allegedly stealing over $5,000 from the Warsaw ALDI.

Shirley Clemans, 41, 72406 Amber Drive, Milford, is charged with theft, a level 6 felony.

On May 1, a Warsaw Police officer spoke with an ALDI manager regarding a string of thefts. The manager said Clemans, a former employee at the Warsaw ALDI location, was suspected of stealing cash from the store.

According to court documents, Clemans was employed at the store from Dec. 28, 2019, until April 29, 2023. The manager was auditing suspended transactions when she discovered Clemans was implementing an improper checkout procedure. Upon reviewing surveillance footage, the manager noticed Clemans removing the lower portions of customers’ receipts during cash transactions. The lower part of the receipt would have specified a suspended transaction.

Between May 2022 and January 2023, the manager reported 17 suspended transactions where Clemans was working a register but surveillance footage did not capture the incidents. The total amount of money taken during those transactions was $2,300.64.

Between January and April 2023, the manager reported 25 unaccounted suspended transactions on surveillance footage, with the transactions totaling $3,680.36.

In total, Clemans stole $5,981 from the store.

Clemans was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail on June 8, with a $10,250 surety and cash bond.