A Chicago man has been charged with stealing $31,000 in iPhones, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office.
Terrance Foster, 34, has been charged with one felony count of stealing. He was detained on May 15.
The Sheriff’s Police Organized Retail Crime Unit received a report of a theft at a shipment logistics company on the 1300 block of South Mount Prospect in Des Plaines, Illinois. Employees stated that 40 Apple iPhones were missing from a shipment that arrived in a trailer at their Ohio plant.
According to authorities, Foster, a temporary employee at the Des Plaines facility, loaded the phones into the trailer before going inside for a few minutes. Security footage showed him exiting the trailer, concealing something in a sweatshirt that he transported to his car. Investigators stated that no one else entered the trailer.
Foster was discharged following his initial court appearance on May 16.
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