Tyrone Man Charged With Stealing Over $57,000 From Convenience Store

[mr.d 6,741]

Area man charged with stealing $57k from convenience store

LOCAL NEWS

by: Rian Bossler

Posted: Oct 2, 2020 / 01:13 PM EDT / Updated: Oct 2, 2020 / 01:15 PM EDT

 

 

BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Tyrone man has been charged with theft after he reportedly stole more than $50,000 from a Tyrone convenience store.

The theft had occurred on July 19 when the store owner found an office safe unlocked and missing 3 deposit bags of cash reportedly worth $57,203. The owner reported to officers that the deposits were from all the stores that he owns that include five stores in Altoona, a store in Warriors Mark, and two stores in Tyrone. The owner stated that the office door had been locked but noticed pry marks on it.

An employee of the Tyrone store also noticed that a PA Skills game machine located in the back room outside of the office had two screws removed. The screws were removed from around the slot where money is inserted into the machine. However, no money was reported to have been missing from the machine.

Authorities reviewed security camera footage from inside the store where they found a man entering the back room where the game machine and office is located. The man reportedly identified as 45-year-old Daniel Fink, exited the room after 20 minutes.

Fink then allegedly re-enters the back room 30 seconds later and walks back out. At this time, officers say that Fink can be seen pulling his shirt down as he exits and appeared to have something stuffed in the front of his pants. He then immediately leaves the store.

Thereafter, the store owner checked the back room game machine and reported that the machine was not active during the time Fink was in the room.

An individual close to Fink later reported to police that he confided in them that he robbed the Tyrone Convenience Store saying that he stole the $50,000. In a written statement provided to authorities, Fink reportedly told the individual that he bought his mother a car and went gambling with friends using $100 bills. The statement also relayed that Fink allegedly had buried some of the money in a hill by his residence.

Fink was interviewed by police on July 26. When asked what he was doing in the back room, he reportedly stated that he was using the restroom and playing the game machines. Fink denied having been in the back room for any other reason.

Fink was subsequently arrested on October 1 and is facing numerous charges including burglary, criminal trespass, theft by unlawful taking or disposition, and receiving stolen property.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       SEE VIDEO REPORT      ;    https://www.wearecentralpa.com/news/local-news/area-man-charged-with-stealing-57k-from-convenience-store/

[Titan 844]

What a great name for a thief ...

I bet he comes from a long line of Finks !!!

[pwacm 938]

1 hour ago, Titan said:

What a great name for a thief ...

I bet he comes from a long line of Finks !!!

I was thinking the same thing. 

[JimmyPete 729]

How dumb is ito keep 57k not in a bank? None of my businesses have more then $150 in petty cash. The rest is in the bank! 

[mr.d 6,741]

4 hours ago, JimmyPete said:

How dumb is ito keep 57k not in a bank? None of my businesses have more then $150 in petty cash. The rest is in the bank! 

July 19 was a Sunday. With 3 deposit bags of money probably made arrangements with bank to bring money to bank on Monday.

[Guest Harvey]

These are foreign owned stores. Always lots of cash floating in and out

[Lyndsey33 5,897]

On 10/3/2020 at 6:21 PM, mr.d said:

July 19 was a Sunday. With 3 deposit bags of money probably made arrangements with bank to bring money to bank on Monday.

Don't banks have the night deposit drop anymore? Businesses  use to be able to get a key to it and drop the money bags in it and it went Into a small vault into the bank so they don't have to keep cash like that in the stores. Usually located on the side of the bank.

[mr.d 6,741]

There is a possibility he had to meet with a bank official about some other business and take the deposit with him.