New York ORC thief gets minor jail time in Michigan. Christian Osorio was sentenced Thursday for stealing $23,000 of merchandise from Detroit area malls. Police recovered suitcases full of high end labeled merchandise as Osorio and his accomplice were returning a rental car at Detroit’s airport. Osorio has been sentenced to six months, plus $900 in restitution. Prosecutors argued that the sentence was just the cost of doing business; the $900 was paid that afternoon. (Source livingstondaily.com)

"Operation Pacifier" hits 4 stores in St. Paul, MN selling stolen baby formula. A St. Paul police operation dubbed "Operation Pacifier" has taken aim at the suspected fencing of popular items stolen from big-box retailers. The effort was launched this summer by Sgt. Charles Anderson, who had noticed the same goods being stolen from large retailers along University Avenue and suspected they were reappearing at mom-and-pop stores at lower prices. An informant sold purportedly stolen goods to several small stores, authorities said. In one case, defendants allegedly bought bottles of Tide laundry detergent for $2 to $4 each and sold them for $9.99. At the time, the retail price of a 2.95-liter bottle was $11.99. (Source twincities.com)

Jamestown, North Dakota couple faces felony theft charges, '3 pickup truck loads of merchandise’. Two people from Jamestown have been accused of stealing around $9,000 in merchandise from six businesses over the summer. Eric Kagle, 25, and Holly Lynn Maxwell, 27, are accused of stealing the equivalent of three pickup loads of merchandise, including such items as: a cell phone, a lap top computer, several small electronics, a bed, a bike, clothing, power tools, several household furnishings, several televisions and several X-Box games. Jamestown Police claim that Maxwell and Kagle stole more than $4,600 worth of merchandise from Wal-Mart, about $1,800 worth of items from K-Mart, almost $900 in merchandise from J.C. Penney, $600 worth from True Value, and several hundred dollars worth of items from Radio Shack and Glik’s. (Source newsdakota.com)

A Rochester man faces felony for allegedly stealing printer ink and electronics. Antonio James is charged with fourth-degree grand larceny for stealing over $2,400 worth of printer ink and electronics from a Genesee County Walmart in New York by placing the items in a plastic tote bag and running out of the store.  (Source democratandchronicle.com)