Four Georgia IHOP employees charged with stealing money from restaurant

THOMAS COUNTY, Ga. (WCTV) - Four employees in Thomas County are charged with stealing thousands of dollars from the restaurant where they were employed.

The Thomasville Sheriff’s Office said Keyairah Burton, Dawn Russell, Gernesha Taplin, and Dion Wright worked at IHOP on Highway 19 in Thomasville.

Russell was a manager at the breakfast chain, and investigators said last month, she failed to deposit $8,000 in cash into IHOP’s bank .

Authorities also say the four suspects stole $13,000 in tip money.

All four were fired and are facing felony theft charges.

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