KANNAPOLIS ó A Kannapolis woman was arrested and charged with embezzlement Saturday after police say she took $16,000 from her employer, Melton Contractors.
Mary T. Allen, 53, of 2504 Glendale Ave., is accused of taking the money from the business at 918 South Chapel St. between May 2010 and March 2011, with the intent to fraudulently misapply and convert it to her own use.
Allen was placed in the Rowan County Detention Center under $10,000 secured bond.