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year old ORC case now reaches beyond 130 suspects - Ongoing Crime with more
indictments likely - Multiple 'organized retail theft' suspects appear in
court in Louisville, Ky. Nearly two years later, the list of suspects
charged in a Jefferson County syndication ring has topped 130. Monday, a handful
of defendants, recently indicted, appeared in court for their arraignments. They
stole merchandise from a number of retail stores to feed their heroin addiction.
"For whatever reason, I've drawn way more than this court's share of these types
of cases. They are particularly frustrating because they seemingly never end,"
Judge Mitch Perry said. The indictments returned this week join twenty-four
others, in Jefferson County, which list 130 people as participating in this
theft scheme. The investigation began back in the fall of 2012 for what police
called an organized retail theft. They commit the crimes in groups and stole
items from retail stores around Louisville like Home Depot and Lowes, Target and
Wal-Mart. They then returned the items for gift cards, and sold the gift cards
to pawn shops. Prosecutors believe heroin addiction was the driving force behind
the whole operation. Dozens of those 130 defendants previously indicted have
pleaded guilty and are under supervision with conditions of drug treatment for
their heroin addictions. However, prosecutors say this crime is still happening
today and more indictments are likely. (Source
whas11.com)
Tulsa
investigating three rings stealing Dyson vacuum cleaners The Tulsa
Police Department is investigating three crime rings where those involved are
stealing Dyson vacuum cleaners. Cases have increased over the last few months.
Detective Lori Visser of the ORC Unit said there are three groups currently
stealing Dysons from stores and have hit nearly every Target and Kohl's store in
the Tulsa area. (Source
fox23.com)
Quebec ORC trio busted using counterfeit credit cards and storing merchandise in Niagara Falls storage unit Halton Regional Police on Sept. 17 and
members of its Burlington Criminal Investigations Bureau investigated a reported
$10,000 credit card fraud at Arctic Spas. Seven Halton officers followed the
driver all the way to a storage unit on Stanley Avenue in Niagara Falls, and was
met by three others. The four were then arrested. The driver was not charged,
said Hansen, after police determined he was simply a driver for hire who had
advertised his services on Kijij. The case led police to a storage locker in
Niagara Falls and the discovery of a quantity of merchandise along with
counterfeit credit cards. Police later executed search warrants in two rooms at
a Niagara Falls motel. A quantity of gift cards, receipts, a laptop computer and
a card reader were among the items seized. (Source
niagarathisweek.com)
Fencing Operation: Beaverton, OR Play It Again Sports owner indicted for selling
stolen merchandise
A grand jury indicted the owner of a Play It Again Sports store in Beaverton
after police arrested him for allegedly buying $60,000 worth of stolen
sporting-goods equipment over a five-year period from a man who was taking it
from local department stores. Store owner James Larkins, 62, was indicted for
first-degree theft, while 49-year-old Matthew Poorman was indicted for
first-degree aggravated theft. Beaverton police said an employee at Target
called them on Aug. 5 to report multiple thefts by the same man, saying the man
would come in, pick out sporting-goods equipment, put the items in a shopping
cart and walk out without paying. A Beaverton detective recognized the style of
theft and showed the Target employee a picture of Poorman, who had been arrested
for similar thefts from the Fred Meyer on Beaverton. (Source
katu.com)
Pittsburgh area Car Break-In Leads To Larger Credit Card Theft Scam
Every day, troopers get more and more calls of cars being broken into. Usually
nickels and dimes are what they get, but not in one case. State police say a duo
of two men first went to a Fayette County Walmart and charged hundreds in
purchases, then hit another Walmart in Mt. Pleasant. State police say some
credit card thieves are buying big ticket items and shipping them overseas as
part of a larger theft operation – impossible to track and cash only. State
police say they're not sure if this woman's credit card was used in some
overseas merchandise scam, but it's a possibility. (Source
cbslocal.com)
California woman arrested in Aspen; $3000 worth of clothing recovered from
multiple area stores A woman who said she is here backpacking around
the Maroon Bells backcountry was arrested Sunday for allegedly shoplifting about
$3,000 in sportswear from four Aspen businesses. Kimberly Ann Gardner, 27, a
physical therapist from Stanton, Calif., was advised Monday that she faces a
felony theft charge. (Source
aspendailynews.com)
Penfield, NY man stole $700 worth of toothbrushes, fought with Target security
Police tell us Jason Bowens tried to leave the Webster Target store with a cart
full of electronic toothbrushes worth almost $740 Monday evening. We're told a
store security officer, who is also an off-duty Canandaigua Police officer,
attempted to stop Bowens but Bowens began to fight with him. A Webster volunteer
firefighter saw what was happening and tried to help restrain Bowens. When
police arrived at the store, the fight was still going on. Bowens was eventually
taken into custody and charged with robbery, assault, larceny and resisting
arrest. (Source
whec.com)
Man and woman booked in Royal Palm Beach, FL on felony retail theft and
organizing a scheme charges
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