May 17, 2023

Woman wanted for multiple fake phone exchanges hits Salina store, too

Posted May 17, 2023 6:03 PM

By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post

Police are looking for a woman who bilked a south Salina store out of $2,400 earlier this month.

Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester said this morning that at approximately 7:30 p.m. on May 4, a woman entered Target, 2939 Market Place, to return two Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra cell phones valued at $2,400.

Target personnel reported that the clerk made the transaction as the packaging looked to be intact and not altered.

After the woman left the store, it was determined that the two phones were display models. Total loss is $2,400.

Forrester said the woman has done the same thing at several other Target stores in the region.