OHIO — A Lowe’s employee has been arrested after store investigators reported a series of thefts spanning several weeks, according to the Bellefontaine Police Department.
Police were contacted Tuesday afternoon by a Lowe’s loss prevention investigator who said surveillance video showed employee Breanne Harrington, 26, of Bellefontaine, taking merchandise over a four-week period. Harrington met with the investigator and admitted to stealing the items, police said.
She told officers the merchandise, valued at $2,440.50, was stored in a trailer at her home.
Police searched the trailer with her consent and recovered the stolen goods, which included DeWalt and Craftsman tools. The items were returned to the store.
Harrington was arrested and taken to the Logan County Jail. She has been charged with theft.
