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Two more charged in Winnipeg ORC ring
Winnipeg police have charged two more people in connection to several clothing
store robberies in the city. A 17-year-old girl is charged with numerous counts
of theft as well as failing to comply with court orders. An 18-year-old man is
charged with robbery, possession of a weapon and failure to comply with court
conditions. A 21-year-old woman and two girls, aged 16 and 17, were arrested and
charged earlier this week for their alleged role in the robberies, which
occurred between Aug. 27 and Oct. 27. Police said the investigation is
continuing and further arrests are expected.
cbc.ca
 ORC
violent repeat shoplifter stealing car batteries attacks Kmart Loss Prevention
officer - Police Need Help Identifying in Cobb County, GA Police told
Channel 2's Ross Cavitt that employees have their eyes open for a short, balding
shoplifter who had been spotted before, wheeling carts full of merchandise out
the front door. During his most recent trip to Kmart, a female loss prevention
officer on the phone with 911 intercepted him as he wheeled out a cart full of
car batteries. They noticed him and followed him and met him at the front door
of the Kmart," said Cobb County police Officer Michael Bowman. "The loss
prevention officer confronted him and that's when the assault occurred. He has
allegedly shoplifted at least twice before at the Mableton Kmart, and possibly
elsewhere.
wsbtv.com
GA Tech says $475K stolen by employees at Georgia Tech Research Institute;
$160,000 spent at Barnes and Noble and other online retailers GA Tech
says seven employees have either been fired or resigned in the wake of a year
long investigation into P-Card abuse. Investigators at Georgia Tech say the
people named in the report stole nearly a half a million dollars, all of it
taxpayer money in the form of federal grants. The men all worked at the Georgia
Tech Research Institute's Advanced Concepts Lab. They had titles of respect.
James Fraley was a senior research technologist when he resigned amid the
allegations last October. James Maloney was chief scientist, John Schultz was
deputy director, James Acree a branch chief and Stephen Blalock was a principal
research engineer when dismissed in February. Alan Golivesky was assistant
director of financial operations when he resigned in November 2013 and Lon
Pringle was the GRTI Deputy Director in May, when he retired. According to the
report, the men played different roles in the scheme. Some were actively
involved, others were simply in a position to notice the fraud and didn't, and
therefore failing to stop it. Investigators say the men bought supplies for the
company, spending more than $160,000 at Barnes & Noble and at online retailers
like Amazon. Investigators believe one of the men ordered solar panels, and
altered the invoice to hide the fact, they ended up at his house, not the lab.
Invoices were also altered to cover nearly $5,000 in hunting equipment, spent at
the online retailer Man's Toys. Other invoices investigators say, were
completely made up, to move money from the school to their personal accounts.
The FBI is also investigating since most of the money came from federal grants.
A spokesperson for Georgia Institute of Technology says all of the money has
been repaid.
11alive.com
Last of 6 suspects wanted for 40 break-ins is arrested in Pleasantville, NJ
Carlos Soler was taken into custody Thursday night by Pleasantville police and
brought to the Atlantic County jail in lieu of $250,000 bail with no 10 percent
option, authorities said. Soler, 26, of the Mays Landing section of Hamilton is
one of five men and a woman who had been sought by police for breaking into
sheds and garages and stealing motorcycles, lawnmowers, generators, power tools
and other items, officials said. Many of the stolen goods were recovered after
Hamilton police executed a search warrant in Mays Landing. The group is also
believed to have set fire to a trailer in Pleasantville and committed credit
card fraud.
nj.com
2 Women flee Walmart with cart load on merchandise in Murfreesboro, TN, forgot
their purse A 26-year old woman accused of shoplifting at Walmart was
positively identified after a small mistake... she reportedly left her purse in
the shopping cart that was loaded down with merchandise and later pushed out the
front doors of the store. The shoplifting incident was reported at the Old Fort
Parkway store in Murfreesboro. The female, who was identified as Lynne K. Craig
and another woman from Nashville, allegedly filled a cart with over $900 worth
of clothing, sheet sets, DVD's and makeup. The women then pushed the cart out of
the store where they were confronted by a loss prevention worker. The two
females then fled the scene leaving a purse behind that contained a driver's
license belonging to Craig. Warrants have been taken out, but arrests have not
been made.
wgnsradio.com
Two women suspected in significant Wal-Mart theft in State College, PA
Two women are being sought after a reported theft at about 4:40 p.m. Thursday
from the Wal-Mart at 373 Benner Pike, police said. According to State College
police, the suspects entered the store on Oct. 24 and "took carts full of
merchandise, including iPads" from the store. The merchandise was valued at
$2,196.
centredaily.com
Mich. ORC Sentencing -Kenneth Robert Anderson, 34,
of North Muskegon, eight months Muskegon County Jail, two years probation for
organized retail crime, habitual offender second, $198 fees/costs
Walmart Associate admits to stealing $6,000 in Hopkinsville, KY
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