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cards for store merchandise: Stafford pair organized
shoplifting scheme hitting TJ Maxx, Kmart and Target in
Ocean County, Calif. Police began the
investigation May 18 when officers responded to a call
at the TJ Maxx store on Washington Avenue. A store
customer reported she was dragged across the parking lot
when her purse was stolen, Fritz said. Fritz said police
arrested Latronico and Quinones — then discovered the
two may have been operating a shoplifting ring. "After
selecting what they considered items of easy opportunity
that were displayed in the store, they would conceal the
items and bring them to the return counter for full
retail credit on a store credit card,” Fritz said. They
would then exchange the store credit cards at pawn shops
the make the exchange. "They would pick random stores
based on where high dollar items were located in easy
places to select and conceal,” he said.
(Source
app.com)
 Trio
accused of Lexington County, S.C., ORC ring and they're
looking for more suspects
Three people from Columbia have been arrested in
connection with a shoplifting ring at the Sportsman’s
Warehouse near Irmo, according to the Lexington County
Sheriff’s Department. Thomas Ryan Melton, 28, Edwina
Marie Evans, 54, and Kim Ineze Evans, 51, were all
arrested on shoplifting and criminal conspiracy charges.
Police started investigating the ring Saturday when an
employee at the sporting goods store told officers he
suspected Edwina Evans stole fly fishing line and hooks
that day. The suspect’s sister, Kim Evans was accused of
later returning the items for a store gift card and also
of stealing turkey calls from the store. Melton was
thought to have been the getaway driver in Saturday’s
shoplifting. Deputies are investigating whether anyone
else might have been involved in the ring and are asking
anyone who knows about shoplifting at the store to
contact Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC
(Source
thestate.com)
 4
member check fraud gang busted in Putnam County, Fla.,
hitting Publix and Hitchock's
supermarkets
Four people have been arrested and
charges are pending against a fifth in connection with a
check fraud case, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's
Office.
Deputies said they've been investigating this case for
the last two weeks, according to reports, Lindsay Smith,
28, Robert Ostrender, 24, Edward Zaccheo, 23, and Bobbie
Martin, 44, have cashed fraudulent checks at Publix and
Hitchock's supermarkets. Investigators said Smith
obtained several checks from a friend's home without
that person's knowledge, then shared the checks with
Ostrender. Deputies said the two visited several
unsuspecting merchants until they were able to cash the
checks. (Source
news4jax.com)
 Warren
County indicts four Stealing Flat Screen TVs from Target
store in Detroit All four were
each indicted on charges of fifth-degree felony theft.
The two males entered the store and each grabbed two
42-inch LED TVs valued at $1,800 and ran out a fire exit
door, where the two females waited in a truck.
(Source
masonbuzz.com)
Four females steal $1500 worth of hair weaves from North
Charleston, SC Beauty store. Tuesday afternoon
four women entered the Star Beauty Plus, two women kept the
owner’s husband busy; one served as a look-out, while the
fourth suspect went behind the register and grabbed 12 to 14
packages of hair extensions from a display. The store is
equipped with 16 cameras. (Source
live5news.com) |
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