Gas Clerk Arrested For Stealing $50,000 Of Gas
We all know that gassing up at the pumps these days is no picnic. It seems that some people are feeling it worse than others and are ready to do anything they can to make sure that they get the gas they need at a price that they can afford.
One gas station attendant stole about $50,000 worth of gas from her boss by selling fuel to herself, her family, and her friends for a tenth of a penny a gallon. Police arrested 25-year-old Madeline Jordan on Sunday — along with her mother, brother, a cousin and two others — after setting up a sting at the BP station in South Charleston.
The station’s owner told police last week he had noticed a significant drop in his income and found receipts that listed the deeply discounted rate. Police alleged that for several months Jordan, of Nitro, had reset the price at the pumps every Sunday morning and allowed people she knew to fill up.
There was no immediate word if any of the six had secured attorneys to speak for them. The Kanawha County Courthouse was closed Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr., and calls to the South Charleston Police Department were not answered.