Couple Caught Trying to Steal Hundreds Worth of Electronics from Best Buy in Watertown

Security at Best Buy spotted a man and a woman walking into and out of the store, each time leaving with another item. When they were stopped, the pair had taken five items worth more than $1,300.

First one person took a 24-inch television worth $250 during the incident which occured on Oct. 3 at 8:03 p.m., said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. 

"They returned to the store, and security saw them take a remote control and an X Box game, put them in a bag and leave the store," Lawn said.  

The remote control is worth $349.99 and the  X Box game cost $59.99, Lawn said.

When Best Buy security stopped them, they also found they had two pairs of headphones, Lawn said, one worth $299 and the second $349.

The two suspects, a 30-year-old woman from Waltham and a 30-year-old man from Marlborough, will be summonsed to Waltham District Court on shoplifting charges, Lawn said.