Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan reports that on October 16, 2024, her detectives arrested Rosemarie T. Hill, 60, of Lebanon, as a result of a financial crimes investigation. The investigation began in March of 2024 when the business owners of Highway 20 Mini Storage, located in Lebanon, called the Linn County Sheriff’s Office to report a possible theft by the manager of their business. Investigators learned Rosemarie Hill had been the manager of Highway 20 Mini Storage for approximately ten years and currently lived in a residence at the business.
Investigators served a search warrant at Highway 20 Mini Storage and seized financial records. Investigators examined the financial records from the business, comparing them with records from the bank. Investigators were able to determine Rosemarie had altered customer payments and deposit receipts using the business’s computer. The total amount fraudulently entered and stolen from the business between April 2022 through March 2024 was just over $53,000. Investigators determined that Rosemarie had spent all the stolen money on personal expenses, as well as gambling and paying personal bills.
Rosemarie Hill was arrested and lodged in the Linn County Jail for two counts of Aggravated Theft in the First Degree, two counts of Theft in the First Degree, Forgery in the First Degree, and one count of a Computer Crime.