A Tamaqua area man has been cited by McAdoo police after he was caught stealing from his employer.

Officers were contacted by management at the Fegley's Mini Mart in McAdoo after video surveillance captured employee Anthony Reed, 19, printing out lottery tickets and taking merchandise and never paying for them.Reed printed out the tickets and scanned them, but his cash register didn't show any lottery tickets being bought during his shift. He did ring up the merchandise throughout the day, but then voided those sales at the end of his shift.He was charged with theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property.