In Melbourne, a parking meter repairman was accused of stealing coins worth more than A $ three hundred thousand from the meters, according to the Daily Mail. He also deposited the coins in his private account.
A parking meter repairman in Melbourne stole more than $ three hundred thousand in coins
Carrick (Slavko Kalic), 49, is alleged to have stolen coins from a parking meter in CBD, Melbourne, between 2011 and 2017. In the past few years, Carrick has made more than 200 trips to and from the bank, depositing thousands of Australian dollars worth of coins each time.
Police say Carrick sometimes goes to the bank several times and deposits up to A $3000 in coins.
A parking meter repairman in Melbourne stole more than $ three hundred thousand in coins
Carrick is believed to have stolen a total of A $339078 in coins, but other sources say the coins could be just the tip of the iceberg.
Because parking meters could not be reviewed, the authorities could not determine the exact amount of money stolen by Carrick.
Police are now suing for deposits in Carrick`s private accounts. But Carrick`s defence lawyer, Barry (George Balot), intends to try to prove that some of the deposits are legal.
Since 1998, Carrick has been responsible for repairing parking meters for Citywide, a business run by the district council, which means he can get the keys to the meter. But he was not authorized to open the money box.
The cash box on the meter can be put in 1000 Australian dollars at a time. After some of the boxes actually fell short of expectations, authorities began to suspect Carrick had stolen the money in batches.
Carrick was found by a tracking team when he transferred the money in the box to his car. He was also photographed going to a ATM machine to deposit cash.
Carrick will appear in court again in September.
