An employee at the Sears in the Sangertown Mall has been arrested for allegedly stealing over $3,000 from the store.

New Hartford Police say over the past several months, 26-year old Steven Forte of Chadwicks had been filling out returns on merchandise for cash without the original purchaser present during the transaction.

Forte was charged with grand larceny and falsifying business records, both felonies.

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