FedEx Employees Stole Phones From Distribution Center: Police

SOUTH WINDSOR, CT — Two FedEx distribution center employees have been arrested after FedEx security observed them stealing smartphones from a shipping box on their conveyor belt, police said.

Twenty phones were taken in total, valuing around $8,000, according to the South Windsor Police Department.

Police arrested Simon M. Muriithi, 18, of South Windsor, and Tyshawn Thomas, 19, of East Hartford at around 8:57 p.m. Tuesday.

Each was charged with third-degree larceny, processed and released on a $5,000 non-surety bond, police said.

Muriithi and Thomas are scheduled to appear in Manchester Superior Court on Nov. 3 at 9 a.m.