The owners of the Metro PCS cellular phone store report that cellphones and accessories valued at more than $10,000 were stolen from the Main Street store. (Photo by Carl E. Hartdegen)
WESTFIELD – The owners of a local business have reported to police that dozens of cellular telephones and accessories have been stolen from their Main Street store and an employee is believed to be responsible.
Officer Jason Williams reports that the absentee owners of Metro PCS, a vendor of cellular phones, audited their store and found that an employee had activated a great many more phones than had been sold.
The New Hampshire men who own the store told Williams that their losses total about $10,000.
Capt. Michael McCabe pointed out that the investigation is incomplete but said that apparently the employee who activated the missing phones is believed to have “sold” them to legitimate customers but pocketed the money.
