Employee Steals $24,000 Worth Of Music Equipment

MARIETTA, GA — Police said a Marietta man stole at least $24,000 worth of music equipment while working at a local Guitar Center, reported the Marietta Daily Journal. Tyler Tyrone Brown, 18, was arrested at the store on a single felony theft charge by Marietta police Nov. 1, according to his jail records.

Police said Brown had only been working at the store in the Marietta Plaza on Cobb Parkway for two weeks, from Oct. 11-25. The business was a couple of miles from his home in the Stratford Ridge Apartments, MDJ learned through Brown's records.

Brown had been "continuously" taking items home after his shift ended, collectively stealing 41 pieces of equipment worth $24,205, police told MDJ. His jail records show that Brown was released on a $5,000 bond from the Cobb County jail after being in custody for two days.