Westchester Co, NY $450,000 Identity Thieves Re-Arrested in Orange County on Additional Charges  The ringleader of an elaborate identity theft gang, and the former bank teller who stole customer data, were re-arrested on new charges in Orange County, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced today. Tyrone "Reece" Lee, the leader, and former bank teller Nadia Figueroa, were charged on a 50-count indictment, accused of running an identity-theft ring that stole over $457,000 from customers of Wachovia Bank (now Wells Fargo). Both pleaded guilty earlier this year to operating a similar identity-theft scheme in Westchester County, for which Figueroa last week was sentenced to two to six years in prison. patch.com

2 arrested on identity theft, credit card fraud warrants out of Stamford, CT  A man and woman have been arrested at their Bronx home on outstanding warrants Stamford police issued for identity theft and credit card fraud. Officers say they seized numerous fake Florida licenses, blank credit cards, and forged credit cards from Ferne and Phillip Deans' home. They also say they found commercial equipment used to manufacture credit cards, a card reader/writer, and a laptop with links to a site known for selling stolen card information. The Deans are being held in New York as fugitives from justice and await extradition to Stamford to be formally arrested on their warrants. Both suspects are charged with with multiple counts of felony forgery, criminal possession of a forgery device, and criminal possession of a forged instrument. wtnh.com

Two Phoenix men were arrested May 15 on suspicion of trafficking in stolen property, organized retail theft and shoplifting at a Target, according to a police report  The first man was seen on surveillance removing two bottles of cologne from the sales shelf, according to the report. A security officer then saw the man begin to walk down the aisle and place the items in his pants pocket, police said. That man was then seen walking out toward the front entrance without paying for the items, police reported. The officer saw the man hand the bottles to the other man outside the store, according to the report. The other man immediately entered the store and went directly to the customer service counter to conduct a non-receipt return for the two bottles of cologne, according to the report. A gift card worth $119.65 was issued to him, police said. The first man denied stealing any items but the second man admitted to the theft, police said. He said the plan was to split the proceeds of the gift card, according to the report. Both men were transported to Tempe City Jail where they were booked and held to see a judge. statepress.com

Shoplifting team hits Stop & Shop in Norwalk, CT; claiming bad App  Three Norwalk women were arrested for larceny after they allegedly coordinated an effort to walk some $700 in goods out the door of the Stop & Shop on Old King's Highway, according to police. It happened Monday night, May 11, a little before 9:30. Store personnel were watching three individuals as they moved around the store, according to the police report, and one of the three shoppers then went out to the parking lot "and appeared to be a lookout." Meanwhile, the other two shoppers wheeled out of the store with the shopping carts they'd been filling, but store personnel stopped them and called the police. The carts contained a total of nearly $730 in stolen items, police reported - although there were no further details on what was taken, only that the carts' contents were photographed. All three of the suspects denied they were doing anything wrong, police said. The trio claimed they'd been trying to use a Stop & Shop application to pay for items, and the app hadn't worked properly, but the employees told police the store doesn't use such an app. darientimes.com

Three wanted in retail theft in Silver Spring Twp, PA  Police are looking for three people they say were involved in a retail theft on Monday. Silver Spring Township Police said the incident occurred at Kohl's, 6444 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg, when the three suspects entered the store, stole items and left in a silver vehicle, possibly a Hyundai Tiburon. cumberlink.com