Police searching for local business manager they say stole $18k from job

TEXARKANA, Texas ( KETK ) — The Texarkana Police Department is searching for a woman accused of stealing $18,000 from a local business where she was employed as a manager, and a reward is being offered for information leading to her arrest.

Officials said Jill Wright was to make daily bank deposits as part of her job responsibilities, however she reportedly failed to make deposits for several days in May.

Her supervisors reported the theft to Texarkana PD who talked to Wright on the phone weeks ago. She reportedly agreed to visit the station to inform the department what was going on.

Wright allegedly never showed up and avoided calls from the police department.

A financial audit reportedly showed that almost $18,000 was missing and detectives with Texarkana PD decided they “had more than enough probable cause and got a felony warrant for her arrest from a judge.”

Now, officials are asking the pubic for help finding her. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Wright is asked to contacted Texarkana PD at 903-798-3116 or 903-798-3876 after business hours. People can also contact Texarkana Area Crime Stoppers at 903-793-STOP where people can be paid up to $1,000 for information that leads to her arrest.

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