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Organized jewelry-theft rings exist in South Florida
with one group of Cuban immigrants pulling off more than
20 heist in 18 months.
Then there are
Colombian gangs that rob traveling jewelry salesman,
sometimes spending days shadowing their targets. Other
brazen groups use distraction with up to 10 people at
once going into the store during business hours. And
Miami is the most popular city in the country to fence
hot goods. And less then 1% of stolen jewelry is ever
recovered. Often times hot jewelry even makes its way
back into the retail channel with fences typically
paying 25% of the wholesale price to thieves. One task
force police officer believes that there are more than
1,000 members of such organized thefts groups operating
in the U.S. Theft crews are on the rise according to
Robert Taylor, the founder of the nonprofit South
American Theft Group Intelligence Network. With most
coming from Columbia, Peru or Ecuador. The crews are
sophisticated and travel nationwide.
(Source
sun-sentinel.com)
Two weeks back and the Victorville, CA., Retail Crime
Free Task Force bust ORC identity theft ring.
The program was mothballed two years ago due to staffing
issues but brought back two weeks ago. Following a
high-speed chase with a stolen U-Haul truck full of
stolen electronics and tools Friday morning, San
Bernardino County Sheriff’s Victorville deputies and
members of the Retail Crime Free Task Force arrested two
men. Allen Brewster, 21, of Anaheim and Oscar Holguin,
36, of Cathedral City are believed to be responsible for
stealing tens of thousands of dollars in merchandise
from several companies including Ashley Furniture,
Wal-Mart and Best Buy, officials said. Investigators
located a second stolen U-Haul truck outside a home on
Manzano Street. Inside the home officials found several
stolen items including furniture, shoes, decorative
trees, electronics and even food. The men were using
stolen identities to establish lines of credit with
various stores, James explained. They also used stolen
checks to purchase high-value items. It’s still unclear
what the men would with the stolen items. The case is
still ongoing. (Source
vvdailynewspress.com) |
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