Norfolk police have arrested Crystal Rose Hughley, 30, a Salvation Army bell ringer who originally reported that het kettle was stolen while she was taking a break inside the Wal-Mart at 7530 Tidewater Drive.
Store surveillance video incriminated Hughley and an accomplice who is being sought at this time.
Hughley was charged with filing a false police report and embezzlement.
Police have yet to recover the money.
Earlier this month, Albemarle County Police arrested Lawrence Egnor, 43, another Salavtion Army bell ringer, who also claimed to have been robbed.
On November 30, police were called to the Sam's Club on Hilton Heights Road in Albemarle County, after a Salvation Army donation kettle was reportedly stolen in a strong-arm robbery.
Egnor told the officers that he was attacked by a man took the kettle and quickly drove away.
However, police quickly determined that the robbery was staged by Egnor and his accomplices. Once officers pulled over a car matching the description of the one spotted by witnesses speeding away from the Sam’s Club following the robbery, the conspirators’ plan began to unravel.
Those allegedly involved are:
-Egnor is charged with one misdemeanor count of giving a false report to law enforcement and one misdemeanor count of embezzlement.
-James Shifflet, 44, is charged with one felony count of larceny.
-Emory Sliger, 52, is charged with two counts of misdemeanor larceny.
- Rhonda Johnson, is charged with one misdemeanor count of receiving stolen good or property.
Egnor returned to work following the robbery and continued to man his kettle until he was placed under arrest.
Major Allen Johnson, the Corp Officer for the Charlottesville-area Salvation Army said: “I was shocked. I'm not angry, but it's hurtful.†Â
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