TULSA, Okla. - A former UPS employee is accused of posing as a delivery driver to steal thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from a Tulsa Best Buy before investigators tracked down his vehicle using license plate readers.

Tulsa police identified the suspect as Tawaun Scott, 45.

Police said employees at the Best Buy near 71st Street and U.S. Highway 169 reported on Aug. 24 that a man dressed as a UPS driver had been picking up merchandise from the store.

According to investigators, Scott arrived at the store's rear entrance in a pickup truck while wearing what appeared to be a UPS uniform. Employees allowed him into a back room, where he collected packages from the shipping area that were supposed to be delivered to customers.

Police said he loaded the packages into his truck and drove away with thousands of dollars in merchandise.

Investigators said the scheme was repeated multiple times before store management realized what was happening.

On Aug. 28, the same man returned to the store, but employees refused to let him inside and shut the door. He then drove away.

The Tulsa Police Department's Mingo Valley Street Crimes Unit began investigating and used automatic license plate readers to locate and identify the pickup truck connected to the thefts.

Around 1:30 p.m. Sept. 3, officers located the truck outside a pawn shop near 31st Street and Sheridan Road.

Police said officers arrived as Scott got into the truck and began to leave. They conducted a traffic stop and took him into custody.

Investigators said Scott matched images captured by Best Buy's surveillance system. Officers also found a UPS identification badge in his wallet.

Police determined Scott had been fired from UPS the previous year but had not returned his company identification or uniform.

Scott was booked into the Tulsa County Jail on charges of obtaining property under false pretenses and second-degree attempted burglary.