Police charge school cafeteria worker
A former cafeteria worker at Central Christian Academy was arraigned Thursday on charges filed by Chartiers Township police for allegedly using the school’s credit card to make her own purchases.
Angela Jean Taylor, 36, of 1285 Beech St., is accused of using the school’s Sam’s Club credit card to make $7,364 in unauthorized purchases between Aug. 15 and Oct. 9. Township police Sgt. Michael Filosi said the theft was discovered when the account was reconciled by a school representative.
“She was to use the card to buy supplies for the cafeteria,” Filosi said. “But she used it for herself. School officials were going through the bills when they noticed there were no receipts for these purchases.”
Taylor allegedly spent more than $3,000 for two rentals from a rental car company, one in early September and the other Oct. 9. She also made four purchases at Target totaling almost $2,000. Taylor also reportedly used the card at a Comfort Inn, at Hotels.com and at DirectTV.
She is charged with 18 counts each of theft by deception, use of a credit card without authorization and receiving stolen property.
Taylor was arraigned on the charges before District Judge David Mark, who set a $25,000 unsecured bond. Taylor was placed in Washington County jail on an outstanding warrant stemming from an incident in Allegheny County. Court records indicate she is wanted for failing to respond to a charge of passing bad checks at Giant Eagle in Verona. A preliminary hearing on the Chartiers charges is set for Feb. 11 before Mark.