A former employee of Best Buy admitted to authorities that he stole more than $20,000 worth of items while on the job, according to Alpharetta police.
“It appears he would steal from the store, take the cell phone item to his vehicle and just leave it until he got off work,” Officer George Gordon told Channel 2 Action News.
Juan Fernando Orozco, of Roswell, was charged with theft by taking, Fulton County jail records showed. Store management became suspicious of Orozco, who was under surveillance much like customers in the store, Gordon said.
“He admitted to the theft, but more shockingly, he came completely clean at that point, and stated he’d been stealing a number of cell phones for about a 90-day period,” Gordon said.
Investigators believe Orozco sold the phone and iPads on Craigslist.
Orozco was released after posting $1,000 bond, jail records showed.
About the Author
