Citizens Bank teller in Westmoreland County accused of taking more than $3,000 from bank

Citizens Bank teller accused of stealing thousands

HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP (KDKA) - A woman is being accused of stealing more than $3,000 from her employer.

Westmoreland County detectives said that Rachel Bates was a teller at the Citizens Bank in the Hempfield Township Giant Eagle when she processed seven customers' transactions totaling more than $3,300. 

According to detectives, she then reprocessed each check and transaction and removed the funds from her cashier drawer. 

In April, a routine audit of Bates's cashier drawer indicated the funds were removed. 

She was the only cashier with access to the drawer. 

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