Eureka Police are trying to identify two men who allegedly stole an Apple iPad Pro 13 and an Apple Watch from Walmart, 131 Eureka Towne Center Drive. Together, the stolen items were worth $1,428, police reported.
Officers were called to the store at about 10:05 p.m. Jan. 19 after the men allegedly left the store without proving they paid for the items. The two were seen getting into a black Chevrolet SUV before leaving the area, the report said.
Employees told officers one of the men appeared to be between 30 and 40 years old, had a goatee and was wearing a black sweatshirt and dark pants. The other man appeared to be 30 to 40 years old, was husky and was wearing a brown jacket and do-rag, according to the report.
The men reportedly said they were using the scan-and-go feature on Walmart’s mobile app to purchase the products and asked an employee to get the items out of the secured kiosk. The employee said he gave the men the Apple products and then the men went to the self-checkout aisle, Eureka Police reported.
The men reportedly told the employee they had checked out and completed the purchase but would not have a digital receipt for 24 hours. The employee said he told the men they would already have the digital receipt and asked to see it, the report said.
The men did not show the employee a receipt and left the store. When the employee examined the self-checkout log, he saw that the iPad and watch were not scanned, according to the report.
As of Jan. 27, the stolen items had not been recovered, and the two men had not been identified, Lt. Michael Werges said. He asks anyone with information about the incident to call Eureka Police at 636-938-6600.