Northbrook, IL: 12 Neiman Marcus Handbags Worth More Than $35K
Gone in 60 Seconds
It took about a minute for two men and a woman to take off with a dozen high-end handbags worth more than $35,000 from Neiman Marcus. According to the store's loss prevention agent, the three suspects entered the Northbrook Court store at about 10:46 a.m. June 22 and made a beeline to the handbag area, the report stated. Once in that section of the store, the trio swiped 12 Celine bags costing $35,900 and escaped to an awaiting vehicle. patch.com

Manheim Township, PA: 7 charged with coordinated $7,000 return fraud
at TJ Maxx and Marshalls
Manheim Township Police have charged seven individuals with working together to steal nearly $7,000 in merchandise from two Lancaster retailers and then returning the merchandise for fraudulent refunds. The thefts were reported between March 2 and May 7 at the Marshalls on Lititz Pike and TJ Maxx on Plaza Boulevard in the city. A police investigation has led to charges against 7 individuals. pennlive.com

West Chester, PA: Toys R Us scam nets Calif. man prison time
Vernon Joseph Julian Jr. is, as the song says, goin' back to Cali. California, that is. Julian will be transferred back to his home state via a prison bus transportation service to begin serving the 1 1/2 to three year term he earned with a guilty plea to theft, retail theft, and conspiracy charges, and to continue serving a three years term for similar crimes in the Golden State. That was part of the arrangement that the prosecution negotiated with Julian's attorney in return for his acceptance of responsibility for a sophisticated and complicated scam at several area Toys R Us stores that netted Julian and three women more than $10,000 in cash and $2,700 in merchandise. dailylocal.com


North Lebanon Township, PA: $20,000 of Poster Board stolen from the dock at Sunset Outlet