Fishers Police arrest man suspected in Target thefts

Frank Covington

Fishers Police arrested a man Sunday accused of robbing Target stores throughout the country of $90,000 worth of merchandise.

Fishers Police were called to the Target store on Commercial Drive, following a theft report. Target’s Asset Protection called authorities saying a suspect had left the store. Asset Protection gave a description of the suspect and his vehicle. Within minutes, Fishers officers stopped the suspect, with the driver identified by police as Frank Covington.

The police report discovery of a device used to disable anti-theft devices in the suspect’s pocket.  Officers also say they found, inside Covington’s rental car, the following:  23 Texas Instrument TI-84 Plus calculators, two Texas Instrument TI-84 Plus calculators and one Texas Instrument TI-Nspire CX 2 calculator.

According to Target’s Asset Protection Team, Covington is listed as a suspect in various Target theft cases throughout the United States with an estimated value of $90,000 dollars.  A Fishers police Department news release says Covington had ten active warrants from several states with crimes ranging from burglary to theft and shoplifting.