Del. bank employee charged with stealing over $3,000

NEW CASTLE, Del. (WPVI) -- Police in New Castle, Delaware have a bank employee of stealing thousands of dollars over the course of several months last year.

On Wednesday police arrested 30-year-old Tashika M. Townsend, of the unit block of Tudor Hall Drive. Townsend allegedly admitted to the thefts and was charged with felony theft.

According to investigators, the thefts occurred between August and October of 2013 at the Citizen's Bank in Airport Plaza, during which time fourteen cash shipment totaling $3,351 were stolen.

Townsend was released on $2,000 unsecured bond pending a preliminary hearing.