FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WISH) — A man was arrested Wednesday for stealing over $76,000 in merchandise from Menards retail stores over a seven-month period, the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) says in a Saturday news release.
On Jan 10., The FWPD Street Crimes Unit was contacted by a Menards corporate investigator regarding a suspect who had been stealing from all three Menards stores in the Fort Wayne, Indiana area.
During the investigation, detectives identified the suspect as Brandon Gerber. From May 2024 through Dec. 2024, Gerber stole $76,548.41 in merchandise from Menards. This included 41 separate felony thefts, which totaled $57,553.59, and 53 separate misdemeanor thefts, which totaled $18,994.82…