Man accused of stealing laptop from Best Buy charged with robbery

Two anonymous telephone calls resulted in felony charges against a Cape Girardeau man for allegedly stealing a laptop computer from Best Buy.

Alberto Vershon Winfield, 24, 114 S. Pacific St., was charged Sunday with the Wednesday robbery at Best Buy, 3026 William St.

Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle said the crime was solved through the help of the local media.

"After KFVS television and the Southeast Missourian newspaper ran surveillance photos of the man committing the crime, people called the police department saying they recognized the robber," Swingle said.

Winfield was reportedly captured on a surveillance video disconnecting a power cord from a laptop computer on a display table. The video also showed him crouching behind shelves in the store and tucking the computer into his jacket.