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PORT ORCHARD— A waitress at Bainbridge Island diner has been charged with first-degree theft after authorities say she skimmed about $30,000 from the restaurant throughout the course of nine years.
The Kitsap Sun reported the Madison Diner waitress was caught after new restaurant owners installed sales software on the registers.
The 26-year-old told a Bainbridge Island Police detective the money helped fuel a gambling addiction. She was charged on Wednesday.
Prosecutors added an aggravator to the charge for the waitress being in a position of trust. If convicted of the theft and the aggravator, the judge would be able to hand down a longer sentence than outlined in state law.
Prosecutors accuse the waitress of pocketing all or some of the money from cash-paying customers and then canceling or modifying their bills.
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