Las Vegas gang caught stealing a trailer of merchandise from Target; $250,000 recovery.  A brazen gang of four men were arrested by Las Vegas Metro Police stealing a truck/trailer from the Target parking lot. The thieves hit the jackpot with $250,000 worth of electronics, food and cleaning supplies, which they had planned to sell at their own store also in Las Vegas. (Source ktnv.com)

Trio arrested in counterfeit money scam hitting Toys R Us stores in California  Three suspected thieves were busted this week for a counterfeit money scam at a Pinole Toys 'R' Us store. A security officer at the store told police that a suspect was attempting to return merchandise that had been purchased using counterfeit money earlier in the evening at a San Rafael Toys "R" Us location, Janke said. The security officer recognized the suspect as someone who had made fraudulent purchases at the store using counterfeit money in the past. Further investigation revealed the three suspects were also linked to similar cases at Toys 'R' Us locations in Vallejo and San Rafael," Janke said. "It is likely the suspects engaged in similar fraud activity at other retail stores within the Bay Area. Another nearby business in Pinole, the Big Five Sporting Goods store at 1572 Fitzgerald Drive, encountered a counterfeit. (Source contracostatimes.com)