Employee accused of stealing from local storage facility

A former employee of Maricopa Self Storage is accused of stealing over $4,000 the local storage facility. Maricopa police indicated that Christine M. Holmes, of Maricopa, faces charges of ‘fraudulent schemes’ and theft. These are felony charges and have all been submitted to the Pinal County Attorney’s Office for review.

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So, on August 11, Alisha Padilla, who is the Regional Manager for Maricopa Self Storage, reported that Holmes had stolen money from the business while employed by them.

Employee accused of stealing

Alisha had called the police and reported that between June 20 and July 25, $4,564.75 was taken from the business, and that she believed Holmes was the cutprit. Alisha said that Holmes paid back $2,200, but the additional $2,354.75 still was outstanding. (She must have admitted the theft to the manager, this is uncertain).

Alisha told police that Holmes allegedly would collect the rent payments from storage customers, and even process them into the software system, but would not deposit the cash or checks at the bank.

Padilla said that she last communicated with Holmes via text, asking her if she had more money to pay back. Holmes indicated that she would pay back some money on a Friday, but Padilla asked her to come in on Thursday. There was no reply and there has been no further communication, according to Padilla.

Police have attempted to reach Holmes via telephone, however their calls have gone to voicemail and have not been returned. No idea if an arrest in planned, but charges are imminent.