Police and Ink Blotter: KPD Seeks Arrest of a Loner Toner Thief

This guy allegedly put some thought into what he was going to swipe.

Sometimes temptation presents a situation where it can be hard to say no in the moment.

But this cat, he goes into Office Depot in Kennewick and cuts the bands that surround high priced items like ink cartridges and stuffs them in a backpack before casually sauntering out of the store. The thief allegedly absconded with over $1000 in merchandise.

Ballsy.

Let's get 'em.

From the KPD facebook page:

On 08/01/19, this unidentified male entered Office Depot in Kennewick. After removing the security devices from several ink toner boxes he proceeded to place them in his backpack. He then left the store without paying for the toner which was valued at $1,125.

If you have any information regarding this incident, or know the identity of the person in this photo, please call the Kennewick Police Department at 509-628-0333. Case #19-30105.

Office Depot is one of Town Square Media's partners in the "Stuff the Bus" campaign running through August 9th, in which the goal is to collect donated school supplies for the upcoming school year. You can buy supplies and then donate them right there at Office Depot.