Crime & Safety
Woman Accused Of Bilking More Than $15,000 From Mentor Furniture Store
According to police, Jerrie Gardner would cancel transactions at Levin Furniture and then credit it to a credit card
A woman from Canton is accused of stealing more than $15,000 from the Levin Furniture in Mentor.
Jerrie Gardner, 42, worked at the store.
Mentor Police Lt. Tim Allen said that Gardner would cancel transactions at the store and then credit the value of the purchse to a credit card.
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During the last four months, she credited 32 transactions to the same card, Allen said.
The total value of the credited transactions was $15,474.
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Gardner was arrested Monday and charged with a felony count of theft. She was arraigned Tuesday in Mentor Municipal Court. Judge John Trebets set her bond at $10,000, which was not posted.
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