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York: Police Investigating Possible Link Between Fur Thefts In New York City And
Colorado
The NYPD is teaming up with law enforcement in Colorado to go after robbers
targeting fur stores. The NYPD and police departments in four Colorado cities
are on the hunt for the fur thieves. Surveillance cameras have captured a man
and woman on their alleged crime spree that started last October. Investigators
said they're link to at least six incidents in Midtown alone. Members of the
suspected theft ring stole two fur coats in December, a $40,000 loss. The high
end fur store owner in Denver believes the same man and woman hit his store for
over $20,000 in merchandise. The fur store owners said the thieves have thick
accents and could possibly be from eastern Europe.
cbslocal.com
Bellevue, WA: Bellevue Police bust 5 tied to several Apple Store Robberies,
over $20,000 of merchandise stolen
Officers apprehended five suspects linked to several robberies at local Apple
stores. During one robbery, six men entered the store wearing hooded sweatshirts
and grabbed around 13 iPhones before fleeing. In all, they were reportedly in
and out of the store within 25 seconds. The suspect's descriptions also match
large-scale grab-and-runs at Apple stores in Southcenter and Tacoma, according
to police.
bellevuereporter.com
 Hudson,
NH: Police arrest a FL man connected to ID Theft Gang
and over $10,000 in gift cards purchased
Police have arrested a Florida man in connection with a credit card fraud ring
involving more than $10,000 in gift cards from Sam's Club in Hudson. According
to Hudson police, around 1 p.m. on Feb. 15 officers were called to Sam's Club to
investigate a reported credit card fraud in progress. Two men fled the area
prior to police arriving, with one man, identified as Yoel Peguero Bettancourt,
38, of Miami arrested on charges of disobeying an officer. Police have requested
a warrant for Bettancourt on felony charges related to credit card fraud. Police
believe a Texas-based organized crime ring responsible for the gift card fraud
also put devices on gas pumps in several New Hampshire communities to steal or
skim credit card numbers.
unionleader.com
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Baltimore men charged with Identity Theft
Two men are charged with identity theft, conspiracy to commit identity theft,
forgery, theft by deception and conspiracy to commit theft by deception. On
Friday, Springettsbury Township police responded to Boscov's at the York
Galleria mall. Alert employees and Loss Prevention observed the two suspects
after they had opened 2 lines of Credit, purchasing $2,794.83 worth of clothing
and jewelry. Corporate Loss Prevention contacted the 'actual' South Carolina
victim who stated that his identity was also used the day prior at Home Depot to
open a line of credit. Police stop the two men, a search and found a fake
Florida Driver's license and four credit cards in other names.
yorkdispatch.com
Belknap Co, NH: Grand Jury indicts Man in $1,500 Baby Formula case
Edward Burke, 32, was indicted this week for theft by unauthorized taking of
baby formula valued at more than $1,500 from the Tilton Wal-Mart back in
November.
citizen.com
Norman, OK: Man steals 2 Drones valued at $500 each from Target; may have a
de-activation security device
Police say the man was able to walk into the Target and out with the drones
undetected. The drones were valued at $500 a piece. "Target's loss prevention
seems to think that he had some type of mechanism with him that allowed him to
disable or take off those security items," Jensen said.
okcfox.com
Brownwood, TX: Brown County Sheriff's Office arrests a suspect warrant
for ORC and drug charges
Chelsea Rene Mallone, 28, of Brownwood on warrants related to surety withdrawals
for possession of a controlled substance penalty group 2 equal or greater than 4
grams, less than 200 grams, and theft from person enhanced along with a
Weatherford Police warrant for organized retail theft.
brownwoodnews.com
Madison, MS: Police look for suspect that used clone credit cards
at Kroger stores
The suspect used what appeared to be a cloned credit card to make three
different purchases at two different Kroger stores in Madison.
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