Friday, February 22, 2013
Cops: woman tried to obtain false card while others drove away in van
Brick police have arrested three New York residents who they say participated in a plan to fraudulently obtain a Best Buy store credit card to purchase items they intended to bring back to their home state. Officer Charles Kelly arrested Diana Hosten, 28, of Brooklyn, on Feb. 16 after loss prevention personnel at the store contacted police and told them the same woman had been identified earlier in the day after fraudulently obtaining a credit card at the electronic retailer's Howell location and purchasing items there, Sgt. Keith Reinhard said. Kelly investigated and spoke with store employees and Hosten before making the arrest. "It was determined that Hosten was attempting to acquire a Best Buy credit card fraudulently using a fake …
Monday, April 16, 2012
No New Jersey locations affected, retailer announces
Best Buy stores in Ocean County are safe from the latest closures, the company announced over the weekend. “This morning, we have confirmed the remaining 42 store locations [out of 50] that will close,” Best Buy said in a news release (attached as PDF). … Employees of these 42 stores have been notified this morning.” None of the locations in New Jersey are affected by the announcement. Best Buy has two locations in Ocean County: a new store at the Stafford Park plaza in Manahawkin and the first Ocean County location in Brick. The list of store closures will shutter 42 locations outside of New Jersey, including 15 in California. Approximately 400 employees are expected to lose jobs. “This was not an easy decision to make,” Best Buy said. “…
Thursday, March 29, 2012
No word yet if Brick is on the list
Best Buy has announced plans to close 50 of its 1,100 big box stores nationwide in 2013 and step up efforts to sell mobile and computing products through smaller, "standalone" locations. The company said it will save $800 million over the next three years by cutting 400 corporate and support jobs as well as the 50 stores. The announcement did not state whether any decision has been made about which stores will be closed. The company maintains two stores in Ocean County – in Brick and Stafford townships. Best Buy reported a loss of $1.7 billion, or $4.89 a share for the quarter ending March 3, compared to a profit of $651 million, or $1.62 a share for the same period last year. The company said this performance was impacted by $2.6 billion…
CPOTom
8:48 pm on Monday, February 25, 2013
Put them in orange overalls and have them work it off. I:ve personally littered between Van Zile and Jack Martin Blvd and it needs to be picked up! more ›