A Bettendorf credit union employee is charged with taking $28,326.28 from customer accounts, most of them belonging to people who had died.

A theft filing built from account records is an accusation. It is not a finding that every dollar in the complaint moved the way police describe. KWQC reported that one account lost $21,279.51 and that the total across seven accounts was $28,326.28, six of them belonging to people who had died. Those figures are what the charging papers claim.

KWQC reported that court documents say Tincher made withdrawals, created cashier's checks in her name, transferred money to a Cash App account in her name, and took out cash. Police say that when they spoke with her at the credit union on July 3, she said it was clear what had been done on that first account and denied touching any others. The station reported that the credit union later found the same pattern on six more accounts.

KWQC reported that six of the seven accounts belonged to someone who had died, and that police say Tincher moved money from the one living customer's account into a dead customer's account after beneficiaries noticed money missing. The charges listed by the station include first-degree theft, ongoing criminal conduct, first-degree fraudulent practice, second-degree theft, second-degree fraudulent practice, and multiple third-degree counts, plus fifth-degree theft and fraudulent practice. Scott County's warrant roster shows a warrant dated Oct. 8, 2026, served Oct. 9, held by the Bettendorf Police Department, with a $25,000 cash-only bond on the first-degree theft count. KWQC reported she was released on bond and had a preliminary hearing set for the following Friday.

A booking after an internal audit is the start of a theft case. The dollar amounts, the Cash App transfers, and the claim that money was moved to cover a shortage are allegations in the complaint. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.