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Man steals $1,500 in sex toys — then tries to sell them on Facebook, Missouri cops say

A man is accused of stealing $1,500 in sex toys and attempting to sell them on Facebook Marketplace, according to Missouri police.
A man is accused of stealing $1,500 in sex toys and attempting to sell them on Facebook Marketplace, according to Missouri police. Getty Images/iStockphoto

A man is accused of stealing $1,500 in sex toys from a store and attempting to sell them for a profit on Facebook Marketplace, Missouri police said.

Employees identified the man after he had been asked to leave Hustler Hollywood store on March 5 because he argued with a worker, according to Berkeley police.

The man returned the next day and took eight vibrators from store displays and put them in a trash bag before running out of the store, according to Berkeley police.

The stolen sex toys were worth $1,539.20, according to a criminal complaint.

Police later discovered the stolen items for sale on Facebook Marketplace under his profile, according to court documents.

After his arrest, he denied having a Facebook account and stealing the sex toys, according to police.

The man was charged with stealing items worth $750 or more, a felony, according to court documents.

Attorney information was not listed in court records as of April 24.

He is scheduled to appear in court on May 16.

Berkeley is about a 15-mile drive northwest of St. Louis.

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This story was originally published April 24, 2024 at 10:11 AM with the headline "Man steals $1,500 in sex toys — then tries to sell them on Facebook, Missouri cops say."

Kate Linderman
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Kate Linderman covers national news for McClatchy’s real-time team. She reports on politics and crime and courts news in the Midwest. Kate is a 2023 graduate of DePaul University and is based in Chicago.
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