Bellingham police arrest Best Buy theft suspect after sting operation
Authorities arrested a man after an investigation into four thefts over a 30-day period from a Best Buy in Bellingham.
David Vince Biasotti, 40, of stealing from the store May 24 by using a tool to remove an anti-theft device from merchandise worth $880, according to Lt. Claudia Murphy with the Bellingham Police Department.
On June 6 he again entered the store and allegedly used the same tool to remove the anti-theft device before concealing the merchandise and leaving the store with $517.98 worth of merchandise.
On June 23, Biasotti allegedly concealed another item, this time worth $108, and left without paying.
Murphy said after each of the thefts some of the stolen items soon were listed for sale online, and the seller’s profile photo matches the Biasotti.
Investigators contacted Biasotti about purchasing one of the items listed for sale. Officers knew the item being sold was stolen. Biasotti met with officers and sold them the item for cash, according to Murphy.
On June 30 Biasotti allegedly stole from Best Buy again, using the same methods as before. However, officers soon made contact with him and arrested him the same day on suspicion of first-degree trafficking of stolen property, second-degree theft, and retail theft, all felonies.
Biasotti is in custody at Whatcom County Jail.
He has been charged with second-degree theft, a class C felony.
Murphy said police recovered all of the stolen items.
Editor’s note (July 9): This article was updated to include the suspect’s name and formal charges.
This story was originally published July 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM.
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