An employee of Eagle Stop, 3504 S. Range Line Road, Joplin, allegedly stole $975 worth of lottery tickets from the business.
The Newton County Prosecuting Attorney's office charged Ivie Michelle Owen Douglas (DOB 2001) with stealing.
From the probable cause statement:
Beginning on 04-21-2026, at 3504 S Rangleine Rd (Eagle Stop), Joplin, Newton County, Missouri, anemployee of the business, Ivie Owen Douglas, stole $975 in lottery tickets. Ivie was working during
the commission of this crime. Ivie continued her acts of stealing into the following day, 04-22-2026.
After committing the crime, Ivie terminated her own employment
Ivie stole by selecting lottery tickets from the counter without paying for them, and then scratching and scanning them to see if they won or not. She appeared to have kept a ledger of wins and losses on a sticky note at the register, as she would write on it after scanning each ticket.
Some lottery tickets were paid for out of the "winnings." Those that got paid for were not included in the inventory of stolen tickets the business provided. Throughout the 2 days in question, 04-21-2026 and 04-22-2026, Ivie scratched and did not pay for $975 in lottery tickets, and stole a pack of cigarettes worth $8, for a total of $983.00. She did this on camera. The business provided the footage of these incidents, as well as the inventory of tickets taken.
Ivie acknowledged that she did that, and attempted to work out a repayment plan with her previous
employer. They were unwilling to accept a repayment arrangement.
Ivie acknowledged that she did that, and attempted to work out a repayment plan with her previous
employer. They were unwilling to accept a repayment arrangement.
The case was investigated by the Joplin Police Department)
1 comment:
Just mind blowing that an employee, who has to know that there are video cameras watching, would still be brazen and/or dumb enough to steal from their own employer, while on duty. Then to think that their employer would be willing to keep them as an employee, and willing to set up a repayment plan, is ridiculous. The entitlement boggles the mind at the absurdity.
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