A 19-year-old Atlanta teenager was arrested Thursday by Gwinnett County police and charged with stealing nearly $ 1 million from a Kroger grocery store.
According to police, Tre Brown made more than 40 false returns over two weeks to obtain more than $ 980,000 while in Steve Reynold Blvd. Kroger between December and January, according to a statement.
Yields range from $ 75 to more than $ 87,000 for non-existent items and are placed on multiple credit cards, detectives said. Corporate employees noticed the transactions and contacted the police.
Further investigation showed that Brown apparently used the money to buy clothes, guns, shoes and two cars, police said. Prior to his arrest, police said Brown had a total of one of the cars.
A large sum of money was returned after Brown’s arrest, but the amount is unknown, according to police. Brown was charged with theft.
No lawyer was immediately listed for Brown.