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Lego thief who stole $2 million in toys not
competent for trial
One of South Florida's most prolific suspected shoplifters
has been accused of stealing more than $2 million in
toys—mainly Legos— but has now been declared incompetent to
stand trial. During a court hearing Thursday, Ignatius
"Michael" Pollara, of Tamarac, was scheduled for an Aug. 23
hearing that would indicate where he would be assigned for
mental health treatment and the length of his stay there.
Court records show that Pollara used rewards cards that
investigators tracked at nearly 140 Toys R Us stores in 27
states to build their case. Special Harry Potter and Mind
Storm robotic Lego sets were Pollara's preferred toy to
swipe, authorities said. He was arrested last August and
charged with organized fraud, dealing in stolen property and
multiple counts of theft. His elderly mother was also
accused of serving as a lookout during the thefts. His
mother, Margaret Pollara, 71, also faces theft and organized
fraud charges. She is scheduled for a change of plea hearing
on Aug. 26. (Source sun-sentinel.com)
ORC suspect busted hitting Canadian Tire stores in Ottawa,
Canada
The Ottawa Police Service West District Investigations has
arrested a 47 year old man for committing several frauds at
various Ottawa Canadian Tire stores. The man would enter a
Canadian Tire store and purchase items. He would soon return
them. Then he would attend another Canadian Tire and steal
the same items. Once the items were stolen he would return
to the store and try to get a refund using his existing
receipt from the earlier purchase. Bruce Patriquin, 47 years
old, of no fixed address, has been charged with eight counts
of Fraud Under, eight counts of Trafficking in property
obtained by crime, three counts of Breach of Undertaking and
one count of Attempt Fraud Under.
(Source
ottawapolice.ca)
ORC charge filed in Fayetteville, N.C.
Maurice White, 27, of the 1900 block of Millan Drive, was
charged Thursday with felony larceny, possession of stolen
goods and property and organized retail theft from Jan. 8
through May 2. Bail was set at $25,000.
(Source
fayobserver.com)
Two
People Involved In Theft Ring Busted in Dothan, Alabama
A woman and juvenile police say were involved in a small
theft ring have been arrested in Dothan while another person
is sought in connection with a string of thefts. Cassandra
Walker, 28, was taken into custody after allegedly trying to
leave the Montgomery Highway Wal-Mart with a cart containing
about $1800 worth of stolen merchandise. Police said that
the three people committed thefts at several Wal-Marts in
southeast Alabama. In the Dothan case Walker and the
juvenile were apprehended in the parking lot while a man
believed also involved ran away and remains at large. Walker
is charged with Theft of Property 2nd Degree while the
juvenile was turned over to Youth Services.
(Source
wtvy.com)
Two Minnesota women charged with $1,500 in theft from Maurices and Kohl’s; 100 mile per hour Police chase
Two women were charged with the theft of $771.96 of
merchandise from Maurices and $671.99 from Kohl’s in Blaine,
Minnesota. Police were given a description of the car, which
they located near I-35. When police attempted to make the
stop, the two women took off at over 100mph with the police
in chase. The incident ended with both a police officer and
the suspects crashing their vehicles. The two women were
arrested after a short foot chase. (Source
abcnewspapers.com)
“Protection 1 is proud to be
sponsoring the D-D Daily ORC column to ensure the LP
industry
gets the information, education and critical
data they need to fight this national epidemic.”
Rex Gillette, VP Retail Sales, Protection 1.
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