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Crackdown
on gangs jetting in for crime sprees in Eastern Europe Eastern European gangs are launching short-term crime
sprees in Dublin and other EU capital cities before
returning home with suitcases full of stolen booty. The
gangs are involved mainly in street thefts and
shoplifting during the day and then focusing on
customers in nightclubs and pubs at night. Gardai have
smashed one gang from Romania after raiding a flat on
the North Circular Road in Dublin. Gardai believe 14
suspects are involved in this gang. No arrests were made
at the flat but gardai said last night that these were
"imminent". Based on intelligence collected about the
activities of one gang, comprised of Romanians, gardai
swooped on the flat and found 4,500 euros worth of
clothing, which had been shoplifted from several
high-street stores, along with phones worth 2,000 euros.
(Source
independent.ie)
Five
arrested in Treasure Coast ORC shoplifting ring with
links to thefts from Brevard to Martin counties in
Florida.
Port St. Lucie police said the suspects were caught
as they left a Wal-Mart with more than $1,800 worth of
stolen merchandise. The group was positively identified
from photos taken by Walmart surveillance cameras. Police said the suspects have been
shoplifting from stores like Walmart, Winn-Dixie and
Publix in Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie and Martin
counties. (Source
wpbf.com) (Source wptv.com)
Ringleader awaits sentencing and pleads guilty to what
turns out to be Mobile’s biggest Racketeer Influenced
and Corrupt Organizations Act prosecution in the last 20
years.
A Federal Judge in Atlanta sentenced three people to 6
months or less plus restitution for their role in stealing
hundreds of thousands of dollars from retailers and credit
card companies. The defendants had sold stolen and
fraudulently acquired merchandise over eBay, but with
the help of eBay PROACT were busted. Jason Spellen, the ringleader is awaiting
sentencing in Mobile, Alabama. Members of the group used the
stolen information to open up over 200 credit cards and
store cards that they used to make purchases. Restitution
for one a the accused is $64,421.32 to Walmart, $7,912.80 to
Target, $22,968.85 to Discover, $3,440.43 to USSA and
$6,414.70 to Chase credit card division.
(Source
blog.al.com)
The
Granny Gang - Wheelchair-bound granny, son accused of
massive retail theft scheme- 83 yr. old and 61 yr. old
theft ring having unique garage sales Police now say
it was all the result of this mother-son shoplifting
ring. Larry allegedly pushed his mom in the wheelchair
through a slew of Valley stores, grabbing items and
packing them in bags hanging off the chair. The pair
eventually walked away with more than $130,000 worth of
products from retail stores. They
allegedly often targeted and stole from stores with
merchandise out front. Gilbert police say Ruthenburg and
his mother allegedly were involved in 32 thefts over a
five-day span from 19 retailers. Detectives say they had several
potted plants in their loot from stores like Lowe's and
The Home Depot. Officers discovered the pair partly
through what they did next: hosting rather unique garage
sales and allegedly selling off their stolen goods,
still in original packaging.
(Source
azfamily.com)
ORC? Man busted stealing 102 bottles of nail polish from
CVS in Connecticut
A CVS loss prevention officer contacted authorities when
they discovered Gonzalez stuffing his clothing with
numerous bottles of nail polish. When confronted, the
man admitted shoplifting the 102 bottles of nail polish,
and that he had no intention of paying for them. He did
not explain whether he planned to use or sell the
polish. (Source
inquisitr.com)
ORC habitual offender sentenced to 20 to 90 months in
Michigan court
The incident occurred March 18 at the Niles Wal-Mart.
She and two co-defendants stole several items from the
store to pay off a $1,000 debt to a cocaine dealer.
Arivett was on parole at the time so received no credit
for time already served. Her prison term is consecutive
to any prison term for violating her parole from a 2009
first-degree retail fraud conviction. She received an
18-month prison term for that sentence and was released
from prison in March 2011. Arivett's record includes six
prior felony convictions and seven prior misdemeanor
convictions. (Source
heraldpalladium.com)
NY woman attempted to use fake ID to buy $4,000 of
electronics at Sears in Milford, Connecticut.
Bianca Mallard, 22, of Brooklyn was charged with attempted
third-degree larceny, interfering with police and identity
theft and held on a $1,000 bond after her arrest. Mallard
had attempted to purchase five Samsung Galaxy tablets, two
Nikon cameras and two HP laptop computers. Mallard also
struggled with officers attempting to take her into custody.
(Source
milford.patch.com)
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