Cops Probe Theft of Parking Meter Coins

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Police are investigating a city parking meter worker who tellers at City and County CU say brought in huge amounts of coins for about a year, deposited several hundred dollars each time into his personal account and took the rest in bills. The city worker drew the attention of a credit union teller after she noticed him bring in dollar coins and quarters on a weekly basis totaling about $1,200, according to a search warrant filed in state court earlier this week. After she saw him on the street emptying meters for his job, she tipped an off-duty police officer working at the credit union. Police interviewed four other tellers, who also were suspicious of the meter collector. None of them saw him make anything but coin transactions.