[Location: Dartford] Former Bluewater pretzel stall manager stole £13.5k from the tills
Kent Online 2026-10-04 04:00:00
Context: Jakaterina Abrosimova, a 39-year-old former pretzel stall manager at Mr. Pretzels in Bluewater Shopping Centre, Dartford, devised a scam to steal cash from the tills during her employment. She carried out the thefts between June 1, 2023, and October 31, 2024, targeting the kiosk outside JD Sports on the lower level of the Greenhithe outlet. Abrosimova's actions were discovered after a decline in revenue was noticed by her bosses.
Key Facts
- Jakaterina Abrosimova stole £13,500 from the tills at Mr. Pretzels in Bluewater Shopping Centre, Dartford, during her employment from June 1, 2023, to October 31, 2024.
- Abrosimova, a mum of one living in MacKenzie Way, Gravesend, would void transactions on the till system while still giving customers their orders, and then collect the cash later.
- The prosecution initially estimated that Abrosimova had stolen £75,000 over the 16-month period, but accepted her guilty plea of taking £13,500.
- Abrosimova was sentenced to a 12-month custodial sentence, suspended for two years, and ordered to pay £1,800 over the next three years at a rate of £50 a month.