By Rupert Howell
Two instances of people leaving their phones behind in store checkouts were recorded in weekend occurrence reports by the Batesville Police Department.
A Dollar General customer on August 12 left his phone near the register while checking out-but when he returned it was missing.
A review of security video revealed a white male wearing a red shirt grabbing the phone and putting it in his shopping bag and walking off.
The victim later went to the AT&T store to turn off his phone when the suspect came in the store with the phone, but left when he saw the victim. The suspect was in a black Honda Accord (ZZP 044) according to BPD Richard Stonestreet’s report.
The Samsung Galaxy phone taken was valued at $150.
A similar incident occurred the following day at Piggly Wiggly according to Officer Jason Irby’s report that stated the victim placed her phone on a counter and noticed it missing when she got to the car.
Camera footage revealed a black female picked up the phone, “… and put it under her strap on her shirt.”
The price of the phone was stated at $569.99 according to the report.