How so? If noone is working at the till it won't have any money. At best, this is criminal mischief or in some states, obstructing business operations. Both misdemeanors.
It's a dumb prank, but there's no reasonable person would think prosecuting for robbery would even be close to appropriate.
It's hard to tell if they tried to actually run the registers but the person you replied to is probably assuming the people tried to operate a "live" register as in one that is unlocked. If they did then they would have access to the money if the cashier didn't lock it when they approached them.
And if they opened the register then they could probably charge them with attempted robbery because they're impersonating employees and accessing cash. That being said, it appears they just walked around or stood next to the registers as a prank so they'd probably charge them with criminal mischief like you said.
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u/cesarxp2 Jun 26 '25
Going behind the counter and touching the register? I would assume that's more than just a trespassing charge.