Two Retail Theft Arrests at Best Buy

Two retail thefts were reported at Best Buy last week, according to Fox Point police records.

A change of heart for tin foil bandit

A man who attempted to steal video games from Best Buy –but then changed his mind – was cited for attempted retail theft last week.

Best Buy security camera footage shows a male in his 20s concealing PlayStation 3 video games in his pockets at 12:05 p.m. on April 25. He later put some of the video games down, and was found playing a video game at one of the display consoles when officers arrived. 

Officers patted the man down and found three large sheets of aluminum foil in his pant pockets, apparently in an attempt to throw off the security alarms. He told officers he uses the foil to wrap food because he was homeless. He later told police he was planning to steal the games, but after considering the consequences, he changed his mind. He was cited for attempted retail theft.

Man busted after returning to scene of crime

A man from Homewood, IL was arrested last week for a theft he allegedly committed the week prior.

Best Buy security cameras showed the man and a female accomplice stealing three MacBook computers on April 14 from Best Buy in Fox Point. The woman was using the store's rolling ladders to remove three computers from the overstock shelving, and then concealing them with a backpack and a vest.

The next week, on April 20, the man hitched a ride with two other people from the Chicago area up to Milwaukee to go to Potowotami Bingo and Casino. An employee called Fox Point police, which pulled the vehicle over and, in the back seat, found a fast food bag containing ripped-up sheets of papers with the addresses of three Milwaukee-area Best Buy locations and computer specifications.

The man was cited for retail theft, but police determined the other two individuals were not connected in the earlier theft.