April 18, 2011 El Segundo firefighter caught shoplifting at Costco www.privateofficer.com
Torrance CA April 18 2011 An El Segundo firefighter has been arrested on suspicion of trying to shoplift more than $350 worth of electronics from a Costco in Torrance, police said Thursday.
Michael Joseph Archambault, 52, of Rolling Hills Estates was arrested at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday when loss prevention officers stopped him as he left the store at 2751 Skypark Drive, authorities said.
Torrance police officers arrived to take him to jail. He was booked on suspicion of petty theft and released on $1,000 bail, Torrance police Sgt. Jeremiah Hart said.
Archambault allegedly placed a Belkin router, a Motorola modem, earbuds, ink cartridges and a Waterpik Waterflosser inside a trash can in a box and closed the box.
He then purchased the can for $47.99 and left the store without paying for the electronics, Hart said.
Loss prevention officers who had been watching Archambault stopped him. The electronics were worth $354.95, below the $950 threshold that would make the theft a felony.
El Segundo Fire Chief Kevin Smith said he could not discuss the matter.
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