Man poses as Walmart employee to steal VR headset from locked case, police say
Police in Pennsylvania said a man impersonated a Walmart employee to steal an expensive VR headset.
UPPER MORELAND TWP., Pa. - Authorities in Montgomery County are searching for a crafty criminal who they say posed as a Walmart employee to steal an expensive virtual reality headset from a locked case.
The Upper Moreland Township Police Department said the bold theft happened last Friday morning at the Walmart in Willow Grove.
According to police, the unknown man wore a Walmart employee vest and convinced an associate to give him the keys to a locked electronics case.
Police say the suspect stole an Oculus VR headset from the case which retails for over $500 on the store's website.
The suspect then left the store with the headset and the employee keys, police said.
Authorities shared a surveillance photo of the wanted man and asked anyone with information to contact the Upper Moreland Police Department.
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