Unicco worker charged for stealing cash

Karina Barriga Albring

News Editor 

A cleaning worker is facing charges for a misdemeanor theft after allegedly stealing around $200 from the Mason Library at Keene State College, Keene Police Department Lieutenant Steven M. Stewart said.

Access records indicate that Zachary Prentice, a 28-year-old janitor employed by Unicco, was present in the Mason Library at KSC during the times when employees noticed money was missing, Lieutenant Stewart said.

Over spring break, when the building was closed for students, Prentice entered the facility even though he was not part of the crew assigned to clean the library, reported the Union Leader.

According to Stewart, the library staff  also had noticed money was missing a few months ago.

According to the the Keene Sentinel, the money was stolen from a fine jar where students deposit cash for late book returns.

According to Lieutenant Stewart, Prentice was arrested on Satuday, March 16, at his home on Pearl Street, Keene.

He appeared  at the Eighth District Court in Keene on Monday, March 18.

Police records indicate that Prentice had never been arrested by KPD before.

Court records state that Prentice pleaded guilty for  DWI charge in September of 2011. He was fined and his driver’s license was revoked for one year.