Crime & Safety
Man Accused of Stealing Blackberry Phones From Kohl's Corporate Center
Suspect is caught after security sets up a hidden camera and sees him take an iPod.
A 20-year-old Milwaukee man is facing charges after he was caught stealing cell phones from the Kohl’s Corporate Center while working on a cleaning crew there.
Jaquon Duckworth was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Friday with one count of theft. If convicted, he faces up to nine months in prison and $10,000 in fines.
According to the criminal complaint:
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In February, several employees at the corporate headquarters reported their Blackberry cell phones had gone missing while at work. Three of the phones were taken off of the employees’ desks.
A security officer at the facility then set out an iPod and monitored with a hidden camera on Feb. 28 and saw Duckworth, who was employed on a cleaning crew at the facility, take the item.
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The official planned to confront Duckworth the next day about the thefts, but he never returned to work.
Duckworth is scheduled to make his initial appearance in court June 4.
