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UPDATE: Polk County Sheriff's Office Press Release and Press
Conference
From Wednesday, April 9th through Thursday, April 10th, 2014, detectives
assigned to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Organized Retail Crime (ORC) Unit
arrested 37 suspects for various retail theft charges after conducting
surveillance at a number of Polk County retail stores during “Operation Sticky
Hands.” Detectives worked closely with multiple loss prevention staff at the
following retailers in Polk County during the two day operation: Marshalls &
T.J.Maxx, Target, Bealls & Bealls Outlets, Walmart, Publix, Home Depot,
Belk,
and Walgreens. 4 others were arrested on other (non-theft) charges. “Retail
theft is a persistent problem for our retailers—shoplifting drives up the cost
of goods we all buy. We don’t put up with it in Polk County. If we catch you
stealing from a local store, we are going to arrest you and do everything we can
to let people know you are a thief. Remember: We give free rides (in the back of
a patrol car) if you get caught shoplifting in Polk County.” —Grady Judd,
Sheriff (Source
polksheriff.org)
 
Police bust alleged migrant theft
ring in Fort Pierce, FL
Migrants from Eastern Europe are behind bars in Fort Pierce for allegedly
stealing nearly $3,000 worth of iPads from Walmart. Fort Pierce police arrested
three men and took them to the St. Lucie County Jail. Also, U.S. Border Patrol
agents took two women and a man to their office in Riviera Beach because their
immigration status was in question. Investigators said the suspects had
passports from the country of Georgia. Police would not elaborate on exactly how
they stole the iPads and if they worked at Walmart.
(Source
wpbf.com)
 Several
arrested after cops bust huge theft ring in Independence, MO A
pretty
big take down in Independence early Friday. As Jackson County deputies executed
a search warrant. They were looking for stolen property. Jackson County deputies
stormed a house off Salisbury Rd. in Independence to retrieve stolen property,
including a washer and a dryer. The investigation is ongoing involving
undercover operations. The sheriff’s office said they were there to retrieve
stolen property. “There were tools and maybe car parts and it was probably like
100 things,” said Parven of the items deputies confiscated. The Jackson County
Sheriff’s department says it’s still too early to talk about specifics in this
investigation. (Source
fox4kc.com)
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