BUTLER TWP — This was one fringe benefit that did not come with the job.

Jeanette M. Bonner, 40, of Butler allegedly helped herself to more than $8,000 in merchandise while she worked for the Walmart at the Butler Commons shopping plaza.

Butler Township police on Monday charged Bonner with felony theft. She admitted to the crime, according to court documents.

She could not be reached for comment.

Police said the former employee took the merchandise between Jan. 24 and May 15. It was not immediately known how long she worked there.

The specific items she took were not indicated in the criminal complaint.

A telephone call to the Walmart corporate office in Arkansas was not immediately returned Tuesday.

“She would use the self-checkout and scan some items and not scan others,” Police Chief John Hays said of how Bonner is accused of stealing.

The store apparently caught on in May and confronted her. She gave Walmart security officials a statement admitting wrongdoing, documents said, and the store notified police.

Bonner gave a similar statement during a police interview last month, documents said,

Investigators believe Bonner stole merchandise valued at $8,175.

Hays noted that the theft allegations are backed by the store’s video surveillance system.