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Sheriff's ORC unit bust major identity theft ring operating in South Florida
- took 2 yrs. to bust This case began as a routine fraud case two
years ago then spiraled into a lengthy investigation. Eight people have been
indicted on federal charges and six are in custody, according to BSO
Sergeant Rich Rossman, of the Organized Retail Crime Unit. This was their
business,” Rossman told CBS 4′s Carey Codd. “I get up and go to work for the
Sheriff’s Office they get up commit identity theft, credit card fraud, just
fraud in general.” The group steals the identities of dozens of people and
using credit cards in victim’s names. The federal indictment says the
majority of the crimes took place at WalMart store. Rossman says Ware and
his group had inside help. They had people on the inside obtaining pertinent
information — Social Security numbers, dates of birth all of the various
things that would be necessary to commit identity theft, credit card fraud,”
Rossman said. They’re real bad guys that we’ve just taken off the streets,”
Rossman said. (Source
cbslocal.com)
D.C. police arrest members of rap group in retail store ORC thefts targeting
cellphones The brazen thefts over the past 16 months cost shops
$77,000 and were carried out as customers browsed, authorities said Thursday,
noting that some phones were taken by stealth — under the noses of distracted
clerks — while others were forcefully ripped off shelves. Arrested were members
and associates of a group called Jet Gang, including rappers known as G-Five
Weezy and Astronaut Mac. Earlier this week, police raided an electronics store
on H Street NW and arrested the owner on charges that he trafficked in stolen
phones and computers. Police said they built their case after noticing a pattern
targeting primarily T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T stores, reviewed video
surveillance and recruited an informant who had participated in some of the
thefts. (Source
washingtonpost.com)
Police
trying to ID trio that stole 21 smartphones from Walmart in Gastonia, NC
Police say two men and a woman were caught on surveillance video when 21 smart
phones, with a total retail value of $14,150, were stolen from the electronics
department. The stolen phones included the Samsung Galaxy S4 & S3, the HTC One,
and the iPhone 4S. The incident occurred between 2 and 3 a.m. on September 23 at
the Walmart. (Source
wbtv.com)
Female ORC trio, one with 37 arrests, hit Wal-Mart in Fort Myers, FL
Three women are being sought in three separate thefts that occurred within an
hour at the North Fort Myers Walmart. Two of the women are alleged to have
loaded a grocery cart with a variety of housewares while the third suspect kept
watch so they could leave the store without paying. The women entered the store
twice more, repeating the thefts, which totaled 83 items worth nearly $2,000.
One of the suspects was identified as Shanice Stewart, 25, who had been banned
from that Walmart store and another on Colonial Boulevard due to past thefts.
Crime Stoppers said Stewart has been arrested 37 times in Lee County, mostly for
theft and dealing in stolen property. Deputies say she was previously arrested
over the summer after she had one of her children steal a woman’s wallet at a
Fort Myers store and then went on a shopping spree at Edison Mall.
(Source
news-press.com)
Visalia, California Police arrest suspect tied to Sally Beauty Supply
theft
A man was arrested Thursday in connection with a burglary at Sally's
Beauty Supply in Visalia. Visalia Police responded to a burglary at the store on
Monday. Police were able to identify the 32-year-old suspect because a witness
recorded the suspect's vehicle on his cellphone as it fled before officers
arrived. The suspect is possibly tied to another burglary in Coalinga.
(Source fresnobee.com)
Suspects arrested for COACH store robbery in Bakersfield
Police said two
local women didn't let anything get in their way when it came to the latest in
designer handbags. Two suspects entered the Coach store in the Valley Plaza mall
at 10:20 a.m. Tuesday and began selecting purses. A clerk walked over to assist
them. One of the women threatened her with pepper spray. The two continued
selecting purses and ran from the store. Police later found the two in a stolen
vehicle near California and Oleander avenues. Nineteen Coach purses were
recovered. La Cora Johnson and Lakisha Toles were arrested on suspicion of
crimes including robbery and possession of a stolen vehicle.
(Source bakersfieldcalifornian.com)
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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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