Brazos County Home Depot employee charged with theft
Brazos County TX Aug 21 2018 A Home Depot employee accused of helping a customer leave with nearly $3,000 worth of merchandise last month has been charged with theft.
Authorities said officers were called to the store on July 14 after store managers confronted Dawn Anne Ruhs.
According to the police report, Ruhs began a sales transaction for a customer with a cart full of merchandise but voided the transaction before payment was received. The 45-year-old was seen on security video taking the merchandise, which included a riding lawn mower, out of the store with the customer, the report states.
Store managers said there was a previous investigation into the employee “due to suspected activity of the same nature,” according to the police report.
Ruhs was charged with theft of property between $2,500 and $30,000 on Saturday. She was released from the Brazos County Jail the same day after posting $7,500 bail.
Theft of property in that amount is a state jail felony punishable by up to two years in jail and a $10,000 fine.
the Eagle
