Pawn Shop Manager and 2 "suppliers" apprehended in a Million $$ Boca Raton ORC case
Three Million dollars of dental hygiene products (Crest White Strips, Sonic toothbrushes, etc.) have been recovered from Citi Pawn Shop in Boca Raton. The product believed to be from Palm Beach, Dade and Broward County Walgreens, CVS and Publix stores is believed to have been stolen by ORC boosters and brought to the pawn shop for distribution. Police arrested the pawn shop manager for dealing in stolen property and aggravated retail theft, the 2 suspected of shoplifting the items received over $22,000 since July for the pawned items. The Police investigation indicated that over 60 stores were hit by the pair.
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Female ORC group busted in Dallas
Police believe the all female ring has been responsible for over $450,000 in stolen merchandise from the Dallas area TJ Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods. Fourteen of the seventeen people involved have already been arrested. The group targeted several retailers, shoplifted and returned the merchandise for gift cards which were sold on eBay and Craigslist. Police had been investigating the group for the past 14 months. (Source: myfoxdfw.com)



Laguna Beach Police bust a Credit Card Fraud Ring
Seventy-five fraudulent cards, computers and electronic devices used to covert gift cards into credit cards were discovered when Police raided the home of the suspected ring leader. Police began the investigation because a patrol officer had stopped to investigate a parked car with 2 occupants in the back seat (at 3am, drinking and naked), oh – and had 43 fraudulent credit cards on the dash and front seat. (Source lagunabeachindependent.com)