Crime & Safety
3 Retail Thefts at Electronic Stores
Police made arrests in two of the three retail thefts.
The following information was supplied by the Springfield Police Department. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven otherwise. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Retail Theft—Best Buy at about 5:47 p.m. on Jan. 29. Store security reported that they had a man in custody for a retail theft at the store. Patrolman Stephen Hurwitz responded and took a 31-year-old Philadelphia man into custody and transported him to the Springfield Police Station. He was issued a citation for retail theft in connection with taking $24.99 worth of merchandise from the store. Detective Daniel McNeely is handling the investigation.
Retail Theft—Best Buy at about 6:07 p.m. on Feb. 1. Store security reported that they had a man in custody for a retail theft at the store. Patrolman Stephen Hurwitz responded and took a 59-year-old Philadelphia man into custody and transported him to the Springfield Police Station. He was charged with retail theft in connection with taking $129.99 worth of merchandise from the store. Detective Robert Nutley is handling the investigation.
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Retail Theft—The Sprint PCS Store in the Springfield Mall between 9:30 a.m. and 6:55 p.m. on Feb. 1. The store reported that someone stole a blue colored Samsung Galaxy III cell phone from a display in the front of the store. The phone was valued at $599.99.
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