Police: Market Basket Employee Steals Thousands In Seafood and Steaks

A Market Basket employee is being accused of stealing steaks and seafood from the supermarket.

According to police, a Framingham man has been stealing meat and seafood from Market Basket's Ashland store for months. WCVB in Boston says when one of the man's co-workers went to his cookout, he noticed the stockpile of frozen foods. Ricardo Molina's co-worker became suspicious and called police.

Police say Molina's freezer was filled with between $2,000 and $3,000 worth of frozen meats and shrimp.  Management reviewed the security videos and it was discovered that Molina had been stealing beef and shrimp for months.

When Molina was stocking shelves he would put the meats and seafood in empty boxes and leave the store without paying. Police reported that he had also stolen an air conditioner worth $109.

Molina said that he didn't know what police were talking about, yesterday. When police told him he was caught stealing, Molina asked for a lawyer.

Additional reporting by Michaela Bottino