“A band of organized thieves reportedly made off with dozens of high-end portable music players from the Lynnwood Best Buy, and police are investigating whether the group has hit other stores in Washington and Oregon. The thieves stole 39 iPods valued at up to $15,500 from the Lynnwood store last week, according to Lynnwood police spokeswoman Shannon Sessions,” Diana Hefley reports for The Daily Herald (Everett, WA). “Police got word that similar thefts have happened at Best Buy stores in Everett, Spokane, Tacoma and Portland, Ore., Sessions said. ‘It’s too early to say if it’s the same people. We are definitely investigating if there is any connection,’ she said. Video surveillance from the Lynnwood store shows four men and two women pulling off a well-orchestrated theft during business hours, Sessions said. Some of the thieves distracted employees while others broke locks on two cabinets where the electronics were stored. They loaded the music players into shopping carts, concealed them under their clothing and walked out while someone stayed behind to distract clerks at the front of the store, Sessions said.”
“The theft suspects are believed to be Hispanic men and women,” Hefley reports. “A rash of similar thefts happened two years ago at the Best Buy and Circuit City in Lynnwood. A well-organized group of thieves took laptop computers.”
Full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “rooftop99” for the heads up.]
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