Reward offered in tablet theft at Best Buy in Douglas County

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a person of interest in a theft at the Best Buy Store on Topsy Lane on Sunday, September 27.

A man was videotaped as he was kneeling down in an aisle next to some electronic tablets at approximately 7:08 p.m. He opened a box containing a tablet and its accessories, put them in his pants pocket, and exited the store without paying for the items.

The suspect is described as Caucasian, appeared to be in his mid-20's, having brown hair, approximately 5'9" tall and weighting approximately 185 pounds. He was wearing a white baseball cap with a black brim, which was flat. The hat had an unknown black symbol on the left front side. The suspect was wearing black framed "Buddy Holly" type glasses. The suspect had a brown mustache and was wearing a black T-shirt, a black watch on his left wrist, light gray or white sweat pants with the word "Steelers" in black block letters running down the front left leg, black Nike shoes with a white swoosh and white soles.

A reward is being offered to anyone with information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of the suspect. Your identity is not needed and you will remain anonymous. Anyone with information regarding this case is urged to call DCSO Dispatch at (775) 782-5126 or Douglas County Secret Witness at: 775-78-CRIME (775-782-7463) or DCSO Investigator Ted Jasperson at 775-782-6299.