01-05-2025
Undocumented worker charged with $11K iPhone theft at Clayco
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A twice-deported, undocumented worker was arrested last week after stealing nearly a dozen new iPhones from the construction firm where he worked.
According to the Berkeley Police Department's probable cause statement, the theft happened on the evening of April 24 at Clayco headquarters on Evans Avenue.
Police met with members of Clayco's IT department on April 25 for a reported theft. Witnesses told police that a box containing 11 new iPhone 16s (worth approximately $1,050 each) was missing from the department, which had been secured.
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The company's head of security told police he had obtained a surveillance video of an employee, Erik Munoz, entering the secure IT area and taking the box of phones. Munoz placed the box in the loading area and then took the box home at the end of his shift.
Police executed a search warrant at Munoz's home and truck, but investigators only found five empty iPhone cases in a trash bag behind the residence.
The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged Munoz with stealing – $750 or more. Munoz was jailed on a $15,000 cash-only bond. He has a bond reduction hearing scheduled for May 7 and a preliminary hearing on May 29.
FOX 2 News reached out to Clayco for comment on this story but we have not heard back. This story will be updated if we receive a response.
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