A lock box containing about $1,400 in cash was reported stolen March 21 from a Farmington Hills business.

Police were called to Terrazo and Marble Supply, 24115 Industrial Park Drive, about an employee having embezzled cash.

A manager told police that the previous day he had discovered the lock box, used to store cash needed to make change for customers, was missing. At the same time, he said one of his employees was acting oddly and kept saying he needed to speak with him.

The employee, a part-time driver and warehouse worker, was sent on delivery runs and was told to speak with his boss by phone later in the afternoon. When they spoke, the manager told police that the employee admitted taking the lock box containing $1,400. He said the employee further told him that he was a sex addict and there was no cash left.

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Since most customers pay with credit cards, the manager said the lock box is rarely used and he had last seen it March 5, when he did a reconciliation and bank deposit. The lock box was kept in an area accessible by employees, the manager said, but this particular employee had no need to handle cash or have access to the lock box.

The manager told police, the employee, a 51-year Harper Woods resident, seemed very upset and remorseful on the telephone. The employee also make statements that he would be willing to pay back the money or work off the debt, the manager said, but added he didn't know whether the corporate office wanted to pursue criminal charges. He said he had been directed to file the police report.


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