Two people have been arrested and a third is being sought in connection with the theft of $90,000 worth of diapers from the Amazon distribution center, according to police. Detectives found about 800 boxes of the stolen diapers during a raid Thursday at a Providence storefront, but 1,200 boxes are still missing, said Rhode Island State Police Maj. Dennis Fleming. Aubrey Bettis, also known as Mitchell Bettis, 59, of Providence, Rhode Island, is charged with larceny over $1,500 and conspiracy in the case. Damon Martin, 41, of Coventry, Rhode Island, is charged with larceny over $1,500, receiving stolen goods and conspiracy. A warrant has been issued for a third person. Fleming said Bettis was hired by the owner of a delivery truck to drive the load of diapers from Pennsylvania to the Fall River Amazon distribution facility on Feb. 9. Instead of delivering the diapers to Amazon, Bettis sold the diapers, police said. Bettis called the truck's owner on Monday to say that he was not making the delivery and that the truck could be picked up in the parking lot of the Super 8 Motel in West Greenwich, police said. The owner of the truck, whose name was not released, flew to Rhode Island and found the empty truck, Fleming said. He notified state police, who later tracked down and arrested the driver. Police learned that some of the diapers were being stored in the empty storefront in Providence. Each box, which contains about 100 diapers, sells for about $40.

Two people have been arrested and a third is being sought in connection with the theft of $90,000 worth of diapers from the Amazon distribution center, according to police.

Detectives found about 800 boxes of the stolen diapers during a raid Thursday at a Providence storefront, but 1,200 boxes are still missing, said Rhode Island State Police Maj. Dennis Fleming.


Aubrey Bettis, also known as Mitchell Bettis, 59, of Providence, Rhode Island, is charged with larceny over $1,500 and conspiracy in the case. Damon Martin, 41, of Coventry, Rhode Island, is charged with larceny over $1,500, receiving stolen goods and conspiracy.

A warrant has been issued for a third person.

Fleming said Bettis was hired by the owner of a delivery truck to drive the load of diapers from Pennsylvania to the Fall River Amazon distribution facility on Feb. 9.

Instead of delivering the diapers to Amazon, Bettis sold the diapers, police said.

Bettis called the truck's owner on Monday to say that he was not making the delivery and that the truck could be picked up in the parking lot of the Super 8 Motel in West Greenwich, police said.

The owner of the truck, whose name was not released, flew to Rhode Island and found the empty truck, Fleming said. He notified state police, who later tracked down and arrested the driver.

Police learned that some of the diapers were being stored in the empty storefront in Providence.

Each box, which contains about 100 diapers, sells for about $40.