Falls Township police report a store was hit by two shoplifters around the same time last week.
Loss prevention employees at the Best Buy at Oxford Court spotted a man around 9:10 p.m. last Thursday put a Jawbone bracelet and a Nikon camera in his pants. The man then attempted to leave the store before loss prevention workers stopped him, police said.
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The man told store employees he was in a rush and wanted to leave. He then pulled to the two pieces of merchandise out of his pants, returned them to employees and left the store, police said.
While calling 9-1-1, employees spotted another man in the store stuffing at least five iPads in his pants before leaving. The tablet devices were valued at $2,500 for all five.
The first suspect was last seen walking across the shopping center parking lot.
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The first suspect was described by police as a heavyset black male, around 6-foot-2, mid-20s or 30s and was wearing all black. Police said the second suspect was a heavy black male wearing a New York Yankee’s hat, gray shirt and camo pants.
Police did not say whether they think the two incidents are connected.
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