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 Denver,
CO: Store owner: Couple stole $20,000 in clothes from 2 shops in just over an
hour
The owner of MAX Clothing Stores says a couple stole more than $20,000 worth of
clothing from two different shops in just over an hour. The man and woman hit
the store in Boulder on Saturday and then hit the store in Cherry Creek North
about an hour later, according to owner Scott Seale. Security cameras captured
images of the man shoving items under his puffy coat in the Cherry Creek North
location. The owner said the couple stole all "high-ticket items." "The suspects
are sophisticated, shuffling merchandise between and within clothing racks,
queuing each other, distracting salespeople, blocking views, etc.," Seale said.
thedenverchannel.com
 Centerville,
MD: Four Women charged in $7,000 Queenstown Outlet
shoplifting spree
Four local women have been charged in connection to a series of shoplifting
incidents in December at Queenstown Premium Outlets. Maryland State Police,
Centreville, became aware of a group of females shoplifting from the Outlets
Dec. 14. During the course of a month-long investigation, police found the
suspects were shoplifting from numerous stores and would later return the stolen
items in exchange for merchandise gift cards, which were then pawned at local
pawn shops. The stores identified in the theft investigation included Under
Armour, Adidas, Reebok, PacSun, Aeropostle, Guess and Bath and Body Works. With
the assistance of loss prevention units and store managers, police determined
the value of the stolen property was more than $7,000.
myeasternshoremd.com
Wilkes-Barre, PA: Lord & Taylor Distribution Center employee
faces theft charges
An employee at the Lord & Taylor distribution center used credit card
information of customers to make unauthorized purchases, police said Monday. The
worker also reduced prices on merchandise without permission, the total value of
the theft was $1,244. The employee will be charged after the investigation is
completion.
citizensvoice.com
Tilton, NH: New Hampshire Retail Assoc. and Local Police focused on ORC
Next time you let a sales receipt blow away in a store parking lot, you might
unwittingly be helping an organized retail crime ring fund its drug operations.
Those rings, often from other states, collect those discarded receipts, go into
that store, gather items on the receipt and then take them to the return counter
to get handed cash, according to Tilton police detective Nathan Buffington.
unionleader.com
Broken Arrow, OK: Couple arrested for stealing
$400 breast pump from Target; attempted return |
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