Police said two men stole up to $1 million worth of toys, including many Star Wars items, by using fraudulent bar codes to purchase the toys for pennies at self-checkout stands.

James Adkins, 36, of Murfreesboro and Daniel Germany, 44, of Madison, Ala., later sold the items on eBay, investigators said.

Police believe the two men concentrated their efforts at stores including Walmart in Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia.

Adkins' wife, Marine Staff Sgt. Taylor Melvin, was arrested on Friday after police executed a search warrant at Adkins' home on Ursuline Drive. Melvin was charged with theft and criminal simulation.

The release says that Adkins and Melvin were operating their eBay business out of their home, which served as a distribution center. Detectives found more than 6,600 toys valued between $750,000 to $1 million.

Police believe the couple used fake bar codes they made at home to grift the toys.

The Madison Police Department charged Adkins and Germany with theft of property in the fourth degree. Additionally, Adkins was charged with theft of property in the third degree.

Adkins and Germany are accused of similar crimes in other parts of Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia.They are facing receiving stolen property charges in Madison and theft of property charges in Huntsville.

Additional charges are pending for all three suspects, the release says.

Germany and Adkins were being held at the Madison County Alabama Jail without bond as of Tuesday afternoon. Melvin was released from the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center Monday.

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