Man charged in theft of $12,000 from local business

Michael Olivarez has been taken into custody

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police have arrested a man they say stole $12,000 from a local business.

Police arrested Michael Olivarez after the money was taken from a business earlier in March, although it doesn't say which business the money was stolen from.

According to the arrest warrant affidavit, surveillance video shows Olivarez placing the money into a plastic tub and covering it before walking out.

Police said they recovered the money and returned it.

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Ben Spicer is a digital journalist who works the early morning shift for KSAT.