Game Stop Victim Of PS5 Theft

Newport police are investigating a theft that happened Thursday at the Game Stop located in the Newport Towne Center shopping area. According to police, an employee at Game Stop says a large black male subject…about 6’5″ tall…came into the store Thursday afternoon and asked to purchase a Playstation5 game console. The employee put the PS5 on the counter, but then the man pointed out a game he wanted as well. While the employee turned his back to get the game, the man grabbed the PS5 and ran out of the store. The man drove out of the parking lot in a black Hyundai. A Playstation 5 console retails for $499.99