Target worker admits stealing more than $13K from cash registers, police say

A Target employee is accused of stealing more than $13,000 in cash from registers at stores in Connecticut, authorities said.

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According to a news release from the South Windsor Police Department, Jorge L. Rivera-Martinez, 23, of East Hartford, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with second-degree larceny, police said. He surrendered at police headquarters, authorities said.

An investigation revealed that Rivera-Martinez allegedly stole approximately $13,500 from Target between December 2022 and January 2023.

Police did not specify which store Rivera-Martinez worked at, or whether the thefts occurred at one store or at several.

Rivera-Martinez was released after posting $15,000 bail, police said.

He is scheduled to appear in Manchester Superior Court on April 19, the news release stated.