An ATM machine was severely damaged, but no money was stolen during a robbery attempt at Alabama Credit Union in Fayette. The attempted theft occurred at approximately 1:18 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 27, according to Fayette Police Chief Danny Jenkins.
A vehicle theft, along with the theft of a few tools and other items, occurred at a local business sometime between the close of business on Friday, Dec. 16 and normal working hours on Monday, Dec. 19.
Andy Hamlin, District Attorney for the 24th Judicial Circuit, announced the guilty plea and sentencing of a former bank employee who stole nearly $91,000 from two non-profit organizations. Sherrin Leigh Henegar, 47, of Millport, pled guilty to first-degree theft at a hearing before Circuit Judge Sam Junkin on Monday, Oct. 18. She was acting as the treasurer for the Fayette County Band Foundation when she began to transfer the foundation’s money to her accounts for personal use.
