Former ice cream store manager arrested for embezzling

A former Las Cruces ice cream store manager has been arrested and booked into jail for allegedly embezzling money from her former employer. Las Cruces police say 23-year-old Crystal M. Serna faces one count of embezzlement. Detectives say Serna was employed by Caliche's Frozen Custard last August.

The Las Cruces Sun-News reports Serna told detectives the nearly $11,000 in lost deposits were most likely a bank error. The bank says it had no record of the deposits and Serna was unable to produce any receipts for the transactions she claimed to have made. A warrant was issued and Serna was arrested Monday. She was booked into the Dona Ana County Detention Center.