By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
SALINA —A group of people allegedly took advantage of low staffing at a store in Salina Wednesday afternoon and stole multiple cellphones and smart watches.
Just one employee was working at the AT&T Store, 2596 S. Ninth Street, Wednesday afternoon when two men entered the store and began asking the employee questions about cellphones, according to Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester.
A short time later, two women entered the store and made their way to the back of the store while the men kept the AT&T employee distracted in the front.
The women allegedly stole more than 30 cellphones, including iPhones, and a number of smart watches. Additionally, the store's safe was open in the back. Forrester said the store was to get a complete list of what was stolen to police on Thursday.
The store employee described the men as possibly being Middle Eastern, Forrester said. One of the men was described as having a heavy accent and being about 5'5" and heavyset. He was wearing a ball cap and a black t-shirt with a red-rhinestone teddy bear on it. The other man was described as being six-foot tall, heavyset, and wearing multi-colored clothing and a ball cap.
The only description provided for the women was that one wore a headscarf and a long skirt.