COVINGTON, Tenn. – Covington Police have arrested one man and are searching for another in connection with two theft incidents at Walmart that were worth nearly $15,000 in stolen electronics.
According to the Covington Police Department, the investigation began on Wednesday when officers responded to a felony shoplifting call at Walmart on Lanny Bridges Avenue.
Store employees reported that two men stole $14,797.53 worth of Apple AirPods and other electronics.
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Police say surveillance footage shows the suspects using stolen tools — including a screwdriver, pry bar, and bolt cutters — to break open an electronics case. They then concealed the items in store totes and a stolen trash can before leaving through the Tire Center doors without paying. The suspects fled in a white crossover SUV…