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 Illinois
State Police say major department store theft ring busted during traffic stop
Illinois State Police say they found thousands of dollars worth of items stolen
from department stores during a routine traffic stop. A trooper stopped a rented
black 2014 Ford Fusion for allegedly speeding on I-55 near milepost 66 Tuesday,
June 24, 2014. The two women in the car reportedly told the trooper they were
traveling from Springfield, Illinois to St. Louis. During the traffic stop, the
trooper discovered both women had outstanding felony warrants for their arrest.
Then the trooper discovered the car they were in matched the description of a
getaway vehicle connected to a major department store theft. Police said
troopers who searched the car found retail merchandise in department store and
garbage bags, keys like those used to access department store display cases,
side cutters, department store UPC stickers and a container of pepper spray.
“The total amount of stolen merchandise recovered from the vehicle was
approximately $6,500,” said a statement from Illinois State Police.
(Source
wqad.com)
Innovative thief made own security tag removal device to aid shoplifting raids
in the UK A high-tech thief built his own security tag buster for
shoplifting expeditions and he sold his haul on the eBay auction site. Gary
Lucas shipped powerful magnets from the USA to make a device that removed
security tags from electronic goods in stores. The 38-year-old could slip out
without setting off theft alarms, and for four years he sold stolen goods on
Ebay. Officers searched his home and they also seized his computer which showed
Ebay transactions between 2009 to 2013. (Source
gazettelive.co)
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Baltimore County Police Department Organized Retail Crime Team is investigating
a Jewelry theft in Green Spring Station, MD Baltimore County
police, along with a growing list of law enforcement agencies across several
states, are searching for a Maryland pair who they say have stolen thousands of
dollars in merchandise from jewelry stores. Baltimore County police said Robert
Antoine Weathers, 53, and Robin Tracy Nelson, 50, took jewelry from an unlocked
safe in the office of Bijoux Jewels at Green Spring Station's Gatehouse Shoppes
on Falls Road on May 8. On June 14, police in Columbia, S.C., said Weathers and
Nelson allegedly hit another jewelry store, taking more than $100,000 in
diamonds. Police alleged two other unidentified suspects posed as customers,
asking employees to see jewelry, while Weathers walked behind a case and took
the jewels from an open safe. Columbia police said Weathers and Nelson also are
wanted in Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania, where they have targeted
independent jewelry stores and may have stolen $350,000 to $500,000 worth of
jewels and money. (Source
baltimoresun.com)
Credit Card Thieves Spend $31000 in 2 Hours
Someone allegedly stole a Virginia woman’s credit cards and spent $31,000 at
various Best Buy stores within two hours, reports Fox 5 in Washington, D.C.
After spending thousands of dollars at two stores June 21, the woman’s card was
declined after the second attempted transaction at the third Best Buy that day.
By then, the thieves had acquired $31,734.78 in merchandise. It all started with
a run-in at T.J. Maxx. Literally. As the alleged victim Nancy Albany explained,
a man bumped his cart into hers at a D.C.-area T.J. Maxx, and as that happened,
a nearby woman asked for her help reading a price tag. Albany believes the man
took her wallet while she was focused on the tag. According to the activity on
her credit card statements, the shopping spree unfolded while she was still in
the store. (Source
myfoxdc.com)
ORC Ring Leader sentenced to 10 yrs, $111K restitution in San Antonio
One of the five women arrested last summer on charges they operated an
international theft ring based in San Antonio was sentenced Monday to 10 years
in prison — the maximum allowed under a plea agreement. Eva Salazar, 49, was
also ordered by state District Judge Ray Olivarri to pay $111,222 in restitution
to Victoria's Secret for merchandise that was recovered from a storage unit but
couldn't be resold by the retailer because of the presence of “rat droppings,”
court files indicate. (Source
mysanantonio.com)
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Lancaster, PA men arrested for Target thefts; thousands of dollars in Crest
White Strips
Allentown, PA man pleads guilty to West Norriton Home Depot thefts
Police capture 1 suspect in Academy Sports theft in Madison, TN
One of 3 former JC Penney employees arrested for theft in North Platte, NE
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