Thousands In Merchandise Stolen From Fairfield Store: Police

FAIRFIELD, CT — Two men stole $2,000 in Apple Watches from a T-Mobile store in Fairfield during business hours Tuesday, according to police.

The incident occurred just before 5 p.m. at the retailer in the 500 block of Tunxis Hill Road, police said. A man entered the store and asked an employee if T-Mobile carried a specific item, according to police. Then, while one worker was in the back room looking for the item and another employee was at the counter, the man ripped the security sensors off four Apple Watches and handed them to his accomplice as the pair left the store, police said.

Later Tuesday, law enforcement reported two young men matching the description of the Fairfield thieves had tried to steal watches from a T-Mobile in Westport, according to police, who added T-Mobile stores in Hamden and Branford had similar thefts Tuesday.

Police are awaiting surveillance video from the Fairfield store.