Eugene Liebenberg took the cash while working at Cluny Activities - incorporating Craig Donnelly Golf - near Kirkcaldy, between January 1 last year and February 16 this year.
A witness reported on Sunday that Gallagher Retail Park was "rammed".
Emergency services were called to Canal Street around 10.45pm on Saturday.
The Commonwealth champion smashed the previous record - and beat mum Liz's 1996 marathon winning time.
Elizabeth McLeish tried to pin the blame on her victim after a rammy at his Tulloch outlet, but was caught out when police checked CCTV.
Castle Huntly near Dundee is Scotland's only open prison and aims to prepare offenders for release.
