By DAJA STOWE
WISH-TV | wishtv.com
Covington
A Milwaukee man accused of stealing $90,000 worth of items from at least a dozen Target stores across the country was arrested Sunday by Fishers police.
Fishers Police Department officers were called to a Target located at 11750 Commercial Drive on a report of a theft, police said in a release Wednesday. Target’s Asset Protection told dispatch a theft had occurred and the suspect left the store.
Asset protection described the suspect and his vehicle, quickly leading officers to arrest 34-year-old Frank Covington.
Officers searched Covington and found a device commonly used to disable anti-theft devices in stores inside his pocket. During the search of Covington’s rental car, they found:
- 23 Texas Instrument TI-84 Plus calculators
- Two Texas Instrument TI-84 Plus calculators
- One Texas Instrument TI-Nspire CX 2 calculator
Target’s Asset Protection Team told officers that Covington is listed as a suspect in multiple Target cases throughout the U.S. with an estimated value of $90,000. Covington had 10 active warrants from several states with crimes ranging from burglar to theft and shoplifting.