Item stolen in Clinton Twp. can't be returned for cash, thief learns

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on January 22, 2013 at 12:29 PM, updated January 22, 2013 at 12:34 PM
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Somebody apparently stole an item that a store delivered to a Clinton Township home and tried to return it to the store for cash.

Officer Bugal was dispatched to a Route 22 residence Jan. 16 where victim Jennifer Byram reported that she had ordered merchandise from a store in Bridgewater and when she did not receive it she called the store. The store manager told her that the item was delivered on Jan. 5 to her residence and then returned to the store on Jan. 7.

Since the item was returned without a receipt and was purchased with Byram’s credit card, the store would not give the patron any cash and put the purchase price back on Byram’s credit account. The manager described the person who returned the item, which led to a suspect in the case; Detective Paul Bate is continuing the investigation.