Fishers Police arrest man suspected in Target thefts

Frank Covington

Fishers Police arrested a man Sunday accused of robbing Target stores throughout the country of $90,000 worth of merchandise.

Fishers Police were called to the Target store on Commercial Drive, following a theft report. Target’s Asset Protection called authorities saying a suspect had left the store. Asset Protection gave a description of the suspect and his vehicle. Within minutes, Fishers officers stopped the suspect, with the driver identified by police as Frank Covington.

The police report discovery of a device used to disable anti-theft devices in the suspect’s pocket.  Officers also say they found, inside Covington’s rental car, the following:  23 Texas Instrument TI-84 Plus calculators, two Texas Instrument TI-84 Plus calculators and one Texas Instrument TI-Nspire CX 2 calculator.

According to Target’s Asset Protection Team, Covington is listed as a suspect in various Target theft cases throughout the United States with an estimated value of $90,000 dollars.  A Fishers police Department news release says Covington had ten active warrants from several states with crimes ranging from burglary to theft and shoplifting.

 

4 thoughts on “Fishers Police arrest man suspected in Target thefts

      1. You both win the internet today, and I’m the loser because it took me a minute. Clearly, I don’t qualify for Mensa

  1. He picked the wrong state. Should have stayed in California, New York, Washington, Minnesota, and Oregon.
    Secondly, is Target using facial recognition to screen customers?
    Was this a Targeted arrest?

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