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2012 Archives
ORC investigator nabbed a booster while at the NRF Loss
Prevention Conference & Expo.
Tony Sheppard, Nationwide Manager, ORC for
CVS/Caremark was spending some time at
Harrah's Casino the day before the conference when he bumped
into someone familiar: a shoplifter he had helped put away
years prior in Kentucky. After making a few phone calls,
Tony found that the booster had an outstanding warrant and,
with the help of Louisiana State Police, arrested the
booster at the craps table. (source
securitydirectornews.com)
Wisconsin suburb of Wauwatosa stops a 10 mall shoplifting
spree. Abercrombie and Fitch
merchandise from 10 different shopping malls in Chicago and
Wisconsin has been recovered. An alert associate at the
Abercrombie and Fitch store in Mayfair heard the EAS alarm
go off when two customers entered the store. A few minutes
later, the men were stopped at the door attempting to leave
with $544 of concealed merchandise. The merchandise was
recovered and the associate called police, who stopped and
searched the men’s car which contained $2464 worth of A/F
product and $1000 in cash. (source
wauwatosanow.com)
A Caseyville, St. Louis Area, police officer is hospitalized
in stable condition after he crashed his car into a railroad
bridge pier while chasing a theft suspect in north St. Louis.
It started in Fairview Heights,
where police say the chase was on for two suspects who had
stolen over $1,000 in merchandise from The Buckle store. Two
suspects in a white Monte Carlo got away.
(source
kmov.com)
Five arrested in string of Walmart thefts linked to crime
ring. Five suspects have been
arrested for stealing from numerous Walmarts across Houston.
On Wednesday, June 20, the Walmart located at 27650 Tomball
Parkway reported a theft to Tomball police and provided a
description of the suspects and their vehicle. Officers
stopped the described vehicle and arrested Stephanie Chavez,
Deann Drab, Matilda Vargas, Brandy Hernandez and Randall
Contreras. According to police, the five suspects have been
linked to a large theft ring that has been operating for
more than two years. All five suspects were charged with
organized retail theft and are currently in police custody
awaiting court appearance. (source
abclocal.go.com)
Theft Ring Leader gets 8 years.
Herbie Betz was sentenced yesterday along with his wife and
mother-in–law for their part in a shoplifting and food stamp
theft operation. Police believe that Betz had at least 60
people working for him, stealing small items from retailers
and refunding for cash. The Prosecutor believed that the
operation ran for approximately six years and costs
retailers nearly $500,000. (source
toledoblade.com) |
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