Baltimore man pleads guilty to identity theft for $70,000 worth of merchandise - his second conviction for ID theft in 5 yrs. including Hermes sweaters, Gucci bags and electronics. Thirty-one-year-old Lavon Caldwell entered the plea Monday, the third day of his trial. He faces a maximum of 38 years in prison at sentencing Feb. 20. Caldwell was convicted in 2007 of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft and was sentenced to 61 months in federal prison. (Source sfgate.com)

Young ORC gang of three busted hitting Wal-Mart stores in Idaho Falls Idaho Falls police busted three suspects, a 21 yr.-old, 18 yr.-old, and a 15 yr.-old for stuffing video games in a diaper bag at a Wal-Mart store. All three were also suspects in prior burglary cases at Walmart and other local retailers over the last few weeks. During the investigation, officers learned about the other thefts committed by the 15 yr.-old boy. Around 30 stolen items were recovered from the car driven by Espanoza-Gutierrez and Gutierrez from at least four thefts. (Source idahostatejournal.com)

Couple shoplifted more than six dozen pieces of jewelry from Boscov's in Palmer Park Mall in Palmer Twp, PA. A man and a woman were arrested for shoplifting 78 pieces of jewelry from a department store after stuffing the merchandise into his hat, officials said. (Source wfmz.com)