Police: Man Buys $8 Million Island Then Steals From Kmart

Andrew Francis Lippi under arrest on a felony charge of grand theft. Lippi recently bought an $8 million island off Key West. He is accused in a scheme to steal $300 in household items from Kmart. Monroe County Sheriff's Office via AP

KEY WEST, Fla.—A man who had just bought an $8 million island off of Key West was arrested Saturday, April 6, for participating in what police described as a scheme to steal $300 household items from Kmart.

Officials at Kmart called Key West police April 5 after they say Andrew Francis Lippi, 59, had purchased several items, including a Keurig coffeemaker and light bulbs, and returned the original boxes for a refund. But police say the boxes were stuffed with other items. For example, store officials said a basketball was inside the Keurig box.