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 Huntington,
NY: Man pleads guilty to $50,000 spending spree and ID Theft
A man pleaded guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor count of conspiracy for his role
in a multistate identity theft ring last year. Tianli Yang, 26, of Brooklyn, New
York, who spoke through an interpreter, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit a
misdemeanor. He was sentenced to serve two years' probation after Judge Ferguson
suspended a yearlong jail sentence. Yang and his friends were accused of racking
up $50,500 in unauthorized purchases in three states. The four were arrested at
the Huntington Mall last year after a two-day spending spree at the mall. Over
100 fraudulent credit cards were seized.
herald-dispatch.com
Upper Gwynedd, PA: Suspect identified in East Coast Cell Phone store heists;
nearly $6,000
Police said Thursday morning they have identified a Maryland man as one of three
suspects who allegedly stole thousands of dollars' worth of iPhones and other
items from an AT&T store on Valley Forge Road in January and who are believed to
be part of an out-of-town crime ring that's committed similar distraction retail
thefts along the East Coast. According to police, shortly after 7 p.m. on Jan.
19, three men walked into the AT&T on Valley Forge Road and stole five iPhones
and two iPads with a total value of $5,205. A similar theft of an iPhone valued
at $699 occurred approximately 45 minutes earlier at a Sprint store inside the
Plymouth Meeting Mall.
thereporteronline.com
cbslocal.com
Lancaster Co, PA: Man charged in $12,900 Movado theft at Tanger Outlet; previous
$1,900 theft at Nike
A man recently released from Lancaster County Prison after serving time for
theft has been charged again - this time for a $12,900 watch theft, police said.
Charles Hudson, 49, of Philadelphia, took the watch from Movado Company Store at
Tanger Outlets on Feb. 10, police said. Last March, Hudson was charged with
stealing 15 pairs of Nike shoes, valued at $1,909, from the Nike Outlet at
Tanger Outlets. He pleaded guilty to retail theft on Dec. 17 and was sentenced
to time served to 23 months. He'd served nine months in prison.
lancasteronline.com
Union Square, NYC: Makeup Marauder Caught After Weeklong Shoplifting Spree; over
$4,000
A woman went on a shoplifting spree in Manhattan, stealing thousands of dollars
worth of cosmetics and other loot from five stores over the course of a week,
according to a criminal complaint. Eva Doublerg, 28, hit three Sephora makeup
stores, a CVS, and a Michael Kors store between Feb. 6 and Feb. 14, making off
with more than $4,000 worth of goods before finally getting caught, police said.
dnainfo.com
 Philadelphia,
PA: $2,000 worth of clothes taken in a Smash-and-grab at the Century 21 in
Center City
Philadelphia Police were searching for the thieves who smashed two display
windows at the Century 21 Department store in Center City early Thursday morning
and then made off with $2,000 worth of clothes. A burglar alarm was triggered at
4:47 a.m.and responding officers found two broken display windows with
mannequins stripped of their clothes and accessories, including handbags. The
cost of the two broken display windows is $7,000.
philly.com
Philadelphia, PA: 9 men Grab & Run with over $2,000 in Jeans
from Bloomingdales
Police say thousands of dollars' worth of jeans have been stolen from a luxury
department store chain in downtown Philadelphia. Philadelphia police say nine
males donning ski masks stole 20 to 30 pairs of jeans from a Bloomingdale's
store at around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Police say the jeans are worth about $2,000.
No injuries were reported and no arrests have been made.
wowktv.com
 Clarkstown,
NY: Sears cheap TV Scam busted
Police arrested a Massachusetts resident Thursday for her involvement in an
ongoing scam that has been carried out for years in the Northeast. The victims
are offered an opportunity to get a discount on a high end Samsung 65" TV from a
Sears store. The suspect poses as a Sears employee and meets the victim in the
parking lot of the store. The victim hands over ($2,100) the money and is told
to wait at the store merchandise pick-up area for the TV, which never comes.
Police responded to Sears in Nanuet at about 6 p.m. for a report of fraud. The
responding patrol officers interviewed an alert loss prevention employee who
said he had observed the scam taking place. The employee, a 35-year-old Nanuet
resident, was able to hold the suspect at the scene until officers arrived.
patch.com
Waseca, MN: Man sentenced to prison Waseca Wal-Mart theft;
$2,900 ordered in restitution
A 26-year-old Faribault man was sentenced to prison as a result of stealing
thousands of dollars of merchandise from the Waseca Wal-Mart last year.
According to court records, Benjamin Jacob Hunt, 26, of Faribault, was sentenced
to 25 months in prison as a result of the felony theft charge, and 28 months as
a result of the felony fifth-degree controlled substance charge. The two
sentences will be served concurrently. Hunt was also ordered to pay nearly
$2,900 in restitution.
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