Suspect in Southington Target Fitbit Theft Charged

SOUTHINGTON, CT — Police have made an arrest in the case of electronic devices being taken from the Southington Target.

On Wednesday, Marlene Rivera, 21 of The Bronx, NY, was arrested on a warrant and charged with fourth-degree larceny, and conspiracy to commit fourth-degree larceny, police said.

The warrant stems from an investigation into a theft at the local Target store, 600 Executive Boulevard, in Southington.

According to a warrant, Rivera is accused of entering the store with an accomplice, who then removed six Fitbit devices from a locked "peghook" on a store shelf and placed them in a shopping cart, police said.
The pair then allegedly walked to an area of the store not covered by security cameras and, after about seven minutes, left the area with an empty carriage and eventually left the store itself, police said.

Each Fitbit is valued at $299.95 for a total worth of $1,799.70, police said.

An arrest warrant has been requested for the accomplice, but, as of early Friday Afternoon, it had not been served, police said.

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