Melissa Vanderwall and walmart
Local police say they believed Melissa Vanderwall left the area in the months between the theft and her arrest.
  • Melissa Vanderwall, 47, was caught on surveillance footage leaving the Walmart she worked at with $135,000, police say.
  • The cash was emptied from cash recyclers used to restock registers, according to reports.
  • Vanderwall turned herself in on Monday, months after a warrant for her arrest was issued for the crime.

A former Walmart manager in northern Illinois is in police custody months after reportedly walking out of the store with over $100,000 months ago, officials said.