A Bradenton Beach restaurant employee is accused of “thousands of dollars” in credit card thefts.
John McKee, 48, of Bradenton, was arrested April 13 for grand theft after Island Time Bar and Grill owner Bill Herlihy and another employee filed a complaint against the waiter with the Bradenton Beach Police Department.
According to a BBPD probable cause report, McKee manipulated the restaurant-bar’s credit card chip reader and added tips to bills paid by credit cards between December 2016 and February.
McKee stole “thousands of dollars by keeping and adding tips,” the report stated.
BBPD Detective Sgt. Lenard Diaz said McKee had worked for Island Time, 111 Gulf Drive S., for four years.
Herlihy began noticing shortages on bank statements since Island Time started using the chip reader in December, Diaz said.
McKee was fired and trespassed from the restaurant, according to Diaz.
He posted a $1,500 bond after being booked at the Manatee County jail. His arraignment is set for 9 a.m. Friday, May 12, at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.