LPD: Ex-employee arrested after stealing more than $6,000 from Pizza Hut
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A Lincoln man was arrested on Wednesday after police say he stole more than $6,000 from Pizza Hut while he was working there.
Just after 5:15 p.m., officers with the Lincoln Police Department were sent to the Pizza Hut near West A Street and South Coddington Avenue in response to a report of an ex-employee stealing funds.
According to the police department, 33-year-old Abel Zamora had been fired that day.
LPD said the manager had conducted an audit of delivery drivers and determined that Zamora had logged 155 orders as “undeliverable” from July 2024 to March 2026, all of which were paid in cash.
Multiple customers had confirmed they received their pizzas and paid in cash, LPD said.
According to the police department, the total amount stolen was $6,271.40.
Zamora was arrested and taken to the Lancaster County Jail on suspicion of theft of $5,000 or more.
