Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Hampton woman charged with iPad theft

A Hampton woman has been arrested after allegedly stealing a handheld computer device from the Salem store where she worked.

Rebecca Murray, 22, was charged with theft by unlawful taking over $500 for allegedly taking an iPad from a secure area inside the Dollar Store in Salem, where she worked.

According to Livingston County Sheriff's Department, the iPad had been lost by a customer in the parking lot of the store. It was being securely held by management of the Dollar Store pending the customer's return to claim the item from the store.

The investigation, conducted by Deputy Kenneth Vincent, resulted in recovery of the missing property and return to its rightful owner.

Murray was lodged in McCracken County Jail.