An investigation into stolen lottery tickets from a convenience store resulted in the arrest of a Princeton woman, whom police reported was a store employee.
Assistant Princeton Police Chief Shane Allison reports 54-year-old Traci Kemp was taken into custody at 9:00 Thursday morning and charged with 65 counts of lottery theft/forgery.
According to Allison, the investigation began when officers responded to a report of multiple lottery ticket thefts at the BP gas station on US 62 on January 29. He said the store manager informed officers that the lottery rolls had some tickets missing and some were taken from the ends of the lottery rolls. Police said an audit revealed that 65 tickets were missing.
Allison stated the investigation also revealed that matching tickets were cashed out at two locations in Princeton and two locations in Madisonville, where Kemp was identified through video footage.
Police reported that Kemp admitted to stealing the lottery tickets during an interview. She was lodged in the Caldwell County Jail.
Detectives from the Kentucky Lottery Commission assisted Princeton Police officers with the investigation.
