Employee of Warrington Home Depot Arrested For Substantial Theft
by Alex Lloyd Gross
Warrington Police announced the arrest of Freddy Iban Madrid-Lopez from Philadelphia and charged him with Theft by Unlawful Taking. According to police, his scam worked like this;
He had two different accomplices that would select merchandise and then go to the self checkout line. Madrid-Lopez would then work the register to void the sale, police said.The accomplices would then leave the store with unpaid merchandise. The value was over $7400.00 according to police.
Madrid Lopez was 19 years old. He thought he found a loophole in the system that he could profit from it worked for a bit until he got caught. Police arrested him and he is being held in the Bucks County Prison under $50,000 bail/ 10 percent.
Additional charges may be forthcoming.