PORTLAND, Ore. -- A Portland Public Schools warehouse employee stole thousands of dollars in electronic equipment from the school district, according to police detectives.

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Cristan Mocan, 24 who was assigned to enter the school district's purchases into its inventory, would visit the school warehouse after business hours, police said.

Mocan is accused of stealing projectors, computers, printers and cameras before they were logged into the Portland Public Schools inventory system. Detectives said Mocan thought it would be more difficult to track the stolen property if it was never entered into the system.

School administrators began to suspect that equipment was missing from their inventory and one employee spotted a Craigslist.org ad that announced a digital projector for sale. School officials believed the projector belonged to the district, and two police detectives set a meeting with the Craigslist seller to buy the advertised projector.

Police said they determined the projector was stolen, and detectives arrested David Handolescu, 19, and Ben Handolescu, 20, in connection with the school warehouse theft.

Detectives eventually linked the theft to Mocan, according to police.

Nearly $30,000 worth of electronic equipment has been recovered by detectives. They are still investigating the case and anyone with information is asked to call 503-823-5798.