Undercover Sting Arrests Man for Selling Stolen Toner Ctgs

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Undercover Sting Arrests Man for Selling Stolen Toner Ctgs

BLUE ASH — A Hamilton man was arrested in an undercover sting operation at an office supply company after he allegedly attempted to sell stolen copier toner cartridges.

Robert Weber, 34, of Hamilton, was arrested earlier this month after an employee at Modern Office Methods noticed the cartridges were from a company that was up for sale on CraigsList. The employee notified Blue Ash police, who set up the undercover sting in which Weber sold the $2,300 in toner cartridges for $220 on Aug. 14.

Weber was charged with felony receiving stolen property and is free on his own recognizance. The case will go to a Hamilton County grand jury on Sept. 14 to consider possible indictment, according to the Hamilton County Clerk of Courts website.

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Man nabbed in undercover office supplies sting
BLUE ASH — A sharp-eyed employee of a Blue Ash office supplies store gave police information that led to an undercover sting and the arrest of a man accused of selling stolen copier toner cartridges.

Robert Weber, 34, of Hamilton, was charged with felony receiving stolen property after Blue Ash police say Weber sold an undercover officer $2,300 worth of toner cartridges stolen from Modern Office Methods for $220 Aug. 14.

Blue Ash police were contacted after an employee of Modern Office Methods on Lake Forest Drive saw copier toner cartridges owned by the company for sale on Craigslist, “which is not how they sell their product,” Blue Ash police Lt. Steve Schueler said.

“Recognizing that the advertised product was stolen, the victim contacted the police department.

“By prior arrangement, a plainclothes officer met Weber and purchased the stolen product from him,” Schueler said.

Weber has been assigned a public defender in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court and released on his own recognizance, according to the Hamilton County Clerk of Courts’ website.The website says the Hamilton County grand jury will consider Weber’s case Sept. 14.

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September 4, 2012 at 8:01 AM