Peebles shop worker avoids jail after pocketing customers cash
Court heard it was her second conviction for a similar offence...
Last updated 11th Nov 2024
A woman who pocketed £3,000 from customers while working at a shop in Peebles has been ordered to carry out 125 hours of unpaid work and pay the store's owner £1,800 in compensation.
Rachel Allison pretended to process transactions through the till at The Super Store on Bridgegate in the normal way - but nicked the cash instead.
The 38-year-old formed the fraudulent scheme between August 19th last year and January 6th this year.
Allison had originally been accused of pocketing £4,000 during that time, but pled guilty to the amended charge shortly before her case was due to go to trial at Selkirk Sheriff Court.
Returning for sentence today (Monday), Sheriff Peter Paterson warned Allison it was “a serious matter made more serious” by her previous conviction for a similar matter.
He said the sentence he was imposing was a direct alternative to custody.
In addition to the unpaid work and compensation order, Allison will also be made subject to supervision for a year.
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