An Alliance woman was taken into custody following an investigation into a series of thefts that occurred at Dollar General on Flack Avenue in Alliance.
Cheyenne Sutton, 19, of Alliance is charged with taking $6,290.76, according to the complaint filed against her by the Box Butte County Attorney. Court records show that an officer with the Alliance Police Department was dispatched to Dollar General on Feb. 22 in regard to the alleged theft by an employee.
“The reported theft came from two bank deposits,” the Affidavit states. “The first theft occurred from the bank deposit safe on February 1st of 2023. The second bank deposit was stolen from the deposit safe on February 2nd of 2023. The two stolen bank deposits totaled $6,290.76.”
The officer made contact with Dollar General’s Asset Protection Manager, who presented the officer with a USB containing security camera footage, as well as an employee identified as Cheyenne Sutton, who was suspected of committing the theft, according to the Affidavit.
The footage showed Sutton looking for camera locations and accessing the bank deposit safe. In the video, after accessing the safe, Sutton appeared to walk away with an object, according to the Affidavit.
Officers interviewed Sutton at the Alliance Police Department. After reading her Miranda Rights, Sutton agreed to speak with officers, according to the Affidavit.
“During the interview, Sutton admitted she had stolen the money from Dollar General,” the Affidavit said. “Further, Sutton advised she still had the money located in a safe at her house, though she advised she had removed the bank deposit bags from the money.”
Law enforcement officers transported Sutton to her home, where she took them to her bedroom and accessed a safe located in her closet, according to the Affidavit. She removed three taped envelopes and officers left Sutton at her home. At the station, officers opened the envelopes and recovered $5,980 from them. They contacted Sutton and arrested her on Feb. 23, and charged her with theft by unlawful taking $5,000+, a class 2A felony. Her bond was set at 10 percent of $5,000.