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Ranger American Employee Steals Over 6K in Cash

A St. Croix man turned himself into the authorities Monday for stealing over $6,000 while he was an employee of Ranger American, LLC, the V.I. Police Department reported.

On Aug. 28, 2023, Detectives from the Economic Crimes Unit initiated an investigation into Etienne Theodore. The investigation revealed that between May 23, 2023, and July 11, 2023, Theodore, an employee of Ranger American, LLC, stole $6,910 in cash while making his drops at the First Bank and Oriental Bank ATMs, according to the police report.

On Monday, at approximately 11:19 a.m., Theodore turned himself over to detectives from the Virgin Islands Police Department Economic Crime Unit. Theodore, 27, was served an arrest warrant and placed under arrest without incident. He was charged with obtaining money by false pretense and grand larceny, the police report stated.

His bail was set at $20,000. Unable to post bail, Theodore was remanded to the John A. Bell Correctional Facility pending his advice of rights hearing, the report stated.

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