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Bridgeport, CT: Detroit Man Gets 4 Years For Stealing over $250,000
in Rolex watches from Stamford Mall Store
A 26-year-old Detroit man was sentenced Monday to four years in federal prison
for his part in a smash-and-grab robbery of a Stamford jewelry store, according
to Deirdre M. Daly, U.S. attorney for Connecticut. Brian Moore worked with two
accomplices to steal more than $250,000 worth of items from Sidney Thomas
Jewelers in the Stamford Town Center Mall on Nov. 26, 2014. Moore, along with
Richard Mathew Bailey and Daiuhn Griffin, both from Detroit, entered the jewelry
store with hammers and went to work smashing display cases, targeting Rolex
watches. Bailey was caught moments after the robbery while running from the
scene. Moore and Griffin were arrested at a later date. Moore, who helped to
organize the robbery by recruiting his accomplices and driving some of them to
Stamford from Michigan, pleaded guilty to interfering with commerce by robbery
on Aug. 31. Bailey and Griffin also have pleaded guilty to interfering with
commerce by robbery.
dailyvoice.com
 Lansing,
MI: Police arrest 21 in shoplifting blitz
Police from Lansing and Lansing Township arrested 21 people last week -
including a 12-year-old -in what they're calling a "shoplifting blitz." The
police partnered with stores including Walmart, Meijer, Target, Sears, Kmart,
and Kroger - and on Wednesday and Thursday, November 18th and 19th. They spent
15 hours over the course of those two days working with loss prevention officers
in the various stores to make the arrests. They arrested 13 men and 7 women.
Seventeen of them are from Lansing. Police say they wanted to let people know
they're keeping an eye out for these crimes - particularly in the run-up to the
holiday shopping season. "This collaborative effort between Police Departments
and local retail stores strengthened relationships and sent a strong message to
people considering shoplifting," said Lansing Police Chief Mike Yankowski.
wlns.com
 Sarasota
Co, FL: Deputies find 55 counterfeit credit cards in Tampa man's truck
A Tampa man is facing charges after he allegedly used counterfeit credit cards
to buy prepaid gift cards at multiple Walmart locations on the Suncoast.
Gilberto Trujillo, 32, is charged with Possession of a Counterfeit Credit Card
and Resisting Arrest with Violence. The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office,
deputies were contacted on Saturday by loss prevention regarding a suspect using
several credit cards to buy prepaid gift cards at two Walmart. Stores. Many of
those credit cards had been declined. Deputies say they went to the Walmart in
Venice in an attempt to find the suspect, but discovered he had left. They later
found Trujillo in the parking lot of the Walmart in North Port. The sheriff's
office says Trujillo punched a deputy in the chest while they tried taking him
into custody. Authorities say they found 55 counterfeit credit cards and more
than $11,000 worth in gift cards in his vehicle.
mysuncoast.com
 Smith
Co, TX: Suspects sought in major Baby Formula thefts hitting several Walmart's
in West Texas
The Lindale Police Department is looking for four people that used car seat
boxes to steal large amounts of baby formula from some East Texas supermarkets.
They believe the suspects are tied to a larger crime ring that could be
operating in as many as three other states. Video from inside a Walmart in
Lindale on October 28th shows suspects using a large empty car seat box inside a
shopping cart to clean out the shelves of baby formula. Police say the suspects
are working as a team, standing around at different areas of the store and then
meeting up to stuff different carts full of baby formula. The suspects never
stay in any one spot for long. "You walk out with a car seat box and you pay for
the car seat which can be, I don't know, $50 to a $100," says Mcelyea. "And in
turn you probably have close to $2,000 worth of baby formula stuffed into that
box." The very next day, police say those same suspects struck again, this time
at a Brookshire's in Tyler, attempting to use an infant carrier covered in
blankets to conceal formula, and then leaving in a white Chevy Tahoe.
kltv.com
 Monroe,
WA: Shoplifting suspects in Monroe return for milk, get busted with $2,500 in
merchandise
They finish shopping, get back to the car or the house, and realize they forgot
something, like the milk. That happened to two women on Sunday evening at the
Monroe Walmart. The problem was, all their shopping had been shoplifting, and
they'd forgotten to steal milk. So they went back, and they got caught. Both now
may face felony theft charges. In all, 208 stolen items were recovered, valued
at $2,587. The initial report from WalMart indicated that two women ran outside
with three carts of merchandise without paying for it. Monroe police are part of
a regional anti-shoplifting group whose participants include Albertsons,
Safeway, Kohl's and Lowe's. They get together to share notes - and surveillance
images of frequent suspects.
heraldnet.com
Edinburgh, IN: Shoplifting Due hit for $1,900
at Edinburgh Premium Outlets, 2 arrested
Two Indianapolis women were arrested Sunday after more than $1,900 worth of
clothing was stolen from several outlet stores. Lisa York, 52, and Amber Meals,
31, were arrested after police stopped their car on Interstate 65. They were
shopping at Polo Ralph Lauren around 6:20 p.m. when Meals went back to her car
to get more money to pay for their items. Instead, Meals pulled her car up to
the store entrance, and York walked out with a shopping bag full of merchandise.
Johnson County Sheriff's Office deputy found the car driving north on I-65. The
officer stopped the car and found stolen merchandise in the back seat. Police
found merchandise from Polo Ralph Lauren, Gap, Nike and Carter's.
dailyjournal.net
 Dubuque, IA: Two steal $1,100 in items from Kohl's, lead authorities on chase
Michelle A. Brandenburg, 28, and Kyle D. Schmitt, 24,were arrested at about 4
p.m. Saturday on charges of second-degree theft. Brandenburg also was charged
with eluding and interference with official acts. State Police responded
Saturday afternoon to Kohl's, for a report of shoplifters. An employee told
police that Brandenburg and Schmitt had taken several items into fitting rooms
but did not have all the items with them when they exited the rooms. The
employee also saw the two take items from their shopping cart and place them in
bags from a different store. When the employee confronted the two, they fled in
a vehicle. The vehicle went about 50 mph in a 35 mph zone. The sheriff's
department deployed stop sticks to disable the vehicle. Police reported finding
nearly $1,100 worth of stolen items in the bags and on Brandenburg and Schmitt.
thonline.com
St George, UT: Police Tase disorderly Marriott guest with Target shopping cart
full of stolen goods in his room
A complaint of a disorderly hotel guest refusing to pay for his breakfast
Saturday morning led to an assault of two officers, the officers deploying a
Taser on the guest. Following the confrontation, housekeeping staff entered
Scano's hotel room and noticed a variety of suspicious items in the room.
Authorities were notified and a search warrant was issued for Scano's hotel room
where police located a Target shopping cart full of stolen merchandise. Among
some of the numerous stolen items located in Scano's room were Melatonin pills,
Zyrtec and Claritin allergy pills, a $70 Phillips toothbrush, Hanes tank tops,
underwear, socks, a belt, shoes, candles and an Andrea Bocelli CD. Holmes said
Target store personnel confirmed the items, with an estimated value of around
$300.
kcsg.com
Wauwatosa, WI: Three women stole 12 Northface jackets valued at $2,733 from
Nordstrom on Nov. 15
Fairbanks, AL: Couple charged in $865 felony theft
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