While conducting a follow-up investigation for a separate case at Walmart, 39500 Ford Road, Canton Township Police were notified a man in the store was observed concealing a Net 10 cellular phone after removing the phone from its packaging, according to a police report.
The store’s loss prevention officer stopped the man when he tried leaving the store without paying for the phone, the report said, after the man admitted taking the phone.
The phone is valued at $29.88, the report said.
Police arrested the man and cited him on charges of third-degree retail fraud.
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