COAL TOWNSHIP - A 31-year-old Danville man has been charged by Coal Township police with stealing approximately $6,000 from Radio Shack in the Plaza at Coal Township, while he was employed there.
John Stone, who formerly resided in Tharptown, was arraigned at 2:15 p.m. Thursday by Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III on felony offenses of theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property.
Stone, who voluntarily appeared for his arraignment, was released on $10,000 unsecured bail and ordered to appear for a preliminary hearing before Gembic at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 4.
According to a criminal complaint filed by Detective Jeff Brennan, Stone, who was the manager at Radio Shack for about a year, is accused of stealing $6,115.88 worth of property from the business on Route 61 between Nov. 12, 2010, and Aug. 30, 2011.
On Aug. 31, police received a complaint from Radio Shack about a theft committed by an employee. Sam Reichman, an investigative manager with Radio Shack Corporation, informed Brennan that he discovered Stone had submitted numerous fictitious merchandise returns totaling approximately $6,000. Upon interviewing Stone, Reichman said the defendant admitted to submitting the false merchandise returns and taking the money.
Stone also admitted to Brennan that he stole the money, four gift cards valued at $75.89 and a cordless phone valued at $39.99 from the store.