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Thief told Safeway LP "I'll be back" after being sentenced to
4 yrs in prison in
2012 - He's Back! & Safeway estimates that he and his girlfriend
have stolen
more than $5M from retailers over a decade When prolific
shoplifter
Richard Lavern Remington was sentenced to four years in prison in 2012 and
ordered not to return to Safeway, Remington blurted "I'll be
back'' as he locked
eyes with Safeway officials when he was led out of a Multnomah County
courtroom.
Store video surveillance caught Remington swiping deli food and DVDs on Jan.
13
from the same store, at 3927 S.E. 122nd Ave., according to Rick Whidden,
Safeway's loss prevention director in the Northwest Division. On Jan.
15, 19, 27
and 29, he was observed shoplifting merchandise from Safeway stores in
Gresham
and Portland, stealing Tide detergent, Olay skin care products, Dove body
wash,
Dove shampoo and other hair care products and food, Whidden said. "He
vowed to
return to stealing at Safeway when he got out, and we in turn promised to
send
him back to prison if he did,'' Whidden said. "Turns out
he's a man a of his
word ... and so are we.'' Remington, 56, was booked into the
Multnomah County
Detention Center on Saturday night on a parole violation and criminal
trespass
allegation. Here's other articles about this couple and their 10 year
stealing
spree. oregonlive.com
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Trio charged with $120K of theft from 45 stores in Green Bay, Wis.. -
Biggest
Retail theft case in village's history The Children's
Place, American
Eagle Outfitters, and Abercrombie & Fitch are among the stores targeted
in the
thefts, according to criminal complaints filed in Brown County Circuit
Court.
Leticia Morales Bolanos, 37, is charged with receiving stolen property worth
more than $10,000 as a party to a crime; two counts of retail theft as a
party
to a crime; and contributing to the delinquency of a child as a party to a
crime. Morales Bolanos told investigators she has been stealing from stores
in
the Green Bay and Grand Chute areas for three or four years. She told
investigators her mother-in-law, Rosa Maria Gutierrez Carranza, and her
children
were involved in some of the thefts. Ashwaubenon investigators found a
"large
amount" of merchandise they believe was stolen in the the Green Bay
home where
Morales Bolanos and Gutierrez Carranza live, according to court records.
Morales
Bolanos said some of the clothing was used by the family, while other items
were
sold.
greenbaygazette.com
wbay.com
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Operations busted in Portland: Two downtown Portland food cart operators
arrested in connection with a group of shoplifters selling stolen goods to
small
businesses The Portland Police Bureau White Collar Crimes Unit
worked with
Safeway Inc. to investigate the thefts. On Jan. 28, detectives with the unit
arrested 48-year-old Renuka Devi Prasad, who operates Ren's Bubble Tea
at
Southwest 10th Avenue and Washington Street. On Jan. 29, detectives arrested
56-year-old Wing Fai Lee, who runs Chop Chop at the same location. The
investigation began last fall after Safeway looked into incidents in which
shoplifters were allegedly selling stolen meat, soda, utensils and even oven
cleaner to food cart operators. Police said that during the investigation,
other
food cart owners allegedly indicated willingness to purchase stolen items
from
undercover investigators. Others refused to discuss purchasing stolen items,
according to Portland police.
portlandtruibune.com
Truck driver pleads guilty to stealing $290,000 worth of
Oakley Sunglasses Meant
for US Soldiers A truck driver pleaded guilty Monday to
stealing
nearly a dozen shipments of designer eyewear that was intended for soldiers
in
the United States military. Luis Albert Quintanilla, 47, of Buena Park faces
three years in prison when he returns to Orange County Superior Court for
sentencing on May 4, the Orange County District Attorney's Office said
in a
statement. He also will be required to pay $299,000 in restitution plus a
$580,000 fine. Quintanilla, a former contract truck driver for DHL, pleaded
guilty to 10 felony counts of grand theft for stealing shipments of Oakley
sunglasses from DHL processing centers and then auctioning the goods on
eBay.
The stolen merchandise had a total value of $290,000. Authorities began
investigating after Oakley Inc. reported large shipments of eyewear that
never
reached their intended destination.
ocregister.com
Columbus, NE man arrested for theft and selling stolen
clothes online
Checkout at a local clothing store didn't go too smoothly recently for a
20-year-old Columbus man. Platte County Court Judge Frank Skorupa scheduled
Angel Ayala for a felony first appearance Feb. 11 on a theft charge in
connection with a Thursday incident after the defendant was nabbed wearing a
stolen pair of jeans under his sweatpants. Ayala, who was released from the
county jail Friday after posting bond, was arrested for theft by shoplifting
at
The Buckle, 118 E. 24th St. Court documents indicate store officials became
suspicious of Ayala, a frequent customer of The Buckle, when they learned
the
defendant was selling merchandise from the store on a Facebook page titled
"Platte County, Buy, Sell, Trade."
columbustelegram.com
Thieves steal $14K worth of cell phones
from La
Grange, Ky. Walmart - Police searching for
suspects
Two men arrested at Costco in Fort
Oglethorpe, GA
on theft, fraud charges; Costco AMEX cards issued
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