Best Buy worker says he was blackmailed into helping with $40K shoplifting spree, reports show

Police in Savannah say they have charged six people in connection with a weeks-long shoplifting spree that stole more than $40,000 in merchandise from a local Best Buy.

Officers say one of those arrested was an employee at the store who claimed he was being blackmailed into helping with the scheme.

According to a police report obtained by CBS News Atlanta, officers were called to the store on Habersham Street on Dec. 26 after management contacted them about the series of thefts…

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