Two Texas men charged for $20,000 in calculator thefts

(WDAY Radio) -- Two Texas men are facing charges for stealing calculators from several stores in Minnesota.

Police say Antonio Griffin Jr. and Zachary Charles Fininen stole graphing calculators from stores in Eagan, Apple Valley, Lakeville, West St. Paul, and Burnsville. The value of the stolen calculators was around $20,000. Authorities say the two stole from each store on a single day, February 21st. 

Investigators believe the men are part of a larger theft ring in Texas that may have stolen $25 million in calculators around the U.S.