Crime & Safety
Employee Tries to Steal Cell Phones, Federal Express Officials Say
The information in this story comes from the ACC Police Department in Athens, Ga. An arrest doesn't mean a conviction.
Management at the Federal Express office at 1665 Olympic Drive reported that an employee was caught after attempting to take four iPhone 5’s, valued at $500.00 each, from packages being processed at that facility.
The employee had two of the phones concealed on his person and had placed two others in a waste receptacle in a restroom.
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Fed Ex officials told Athens Clarke County Police that they would be obtaining warrants for the arrest of the employee.
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