(Ames, IA) — A man booked into the Story County Jail in Ames is accused of stealing more than $60-thousand dollars worth of electronics from Iowa State University.
“A lot of it was classroom technology equipment, in some cases robotics equipment, cameras. I think anything the person could get and place on Ebay, which is what helped us track the suspect down.” Said Iowa State Police Chief Michael Newton.
“We’ve actually traced one case back to 2024. It was a more than $22-thousand dollar camera and we’ve been able to track that theft back to the suspect.” he said…