Polk County, FL: Sheriff's Office arrests 4 on racketeering charges after nearly $179,000 worth of thefts
Four Jacksonville residents are in custody and three more are being sought in connection with the theft of electronics totaling $178,929 from Wal-Mart stores through the Southeast, including five Polk County cities. They have been charged with conspiracy to engage in racketeering, grand theft and conspiracy to commit grand theft. A racketeering charge is a first-degree felony and carries up to 30 years in prison if defendants are convicted. Statewide, there were thefts at Wal-Marts in 26 counties. theledger.com

Mass. Home Depot Ex-Con Pleads Guilty to Hitting Them Again for $35k
A Massachusetts man who already served time in prison for defrauding Home Depot has admitted doing it again. The U.S. attorney's office says 56-year-old Robert Dooley, of Salem, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Boston federal court to 10 counts of wire fraud. Authorities say he took items off the shelves and brought them to the return desk in exchange for store credit. He admitted defrauding the store of more than $35,000.

Dooley was sentenced in 2007 to five years in prison after being convicted of defrauding Atlanta-based Home Depot of more than $330,000 in a similar scheme. valleymorningstar.com

CC Fraud Female Duo Busted in Clarksville, In.
Two women were arrested in Clarksville Indiana and are currently in Clark County Jail for perpetuating and running a highly successful fake credit card ring. The women's modus operendi was to buy iPhones with the stolen credit cards, fence them and sell them for cash, and then load the cash on to different gift cards which they would then use for their own purchases.

Interestingly enough, the police have found that the two women are not friends; in fact, they only met each other less than a week ago. The Secret Service has been called in to investigate this case, especially because all the credit cards and licenses have the names of real people, people whose identities these women stole.  myinforms.com

CC Fraud Gang Member gets 1.5 to 3 yrs state prison in NY
Jamal L. Brayboy, 38, pleaded guilty in June to attempted criminal possession of a forged instrument, a felony, for a December arrest at the Million Dollar Half-Mile outlet centers. Police said he was part of a group that was trying to use stolen credit cards to buy gift cards at stores, but police were called by a suspicious store employee. He has a prior felony robbery conviction in Westchester County, for which he was on parole at the time of his local arrest. poststar.com

Two arrested with ten fake credit cards in Midwest City, Okla. - Hitting Sam's Club stores
Both Ashley Mark and Tiarie Hall are accused of trying to use the fake credit card numbers at the Midwest City Sam's Club and at Sam's Club stores in Tulsa, Norman and Moore. okcfox.com

Victoria's Secret Pink hit for $1,700 in merchandise in Grab & Run
Two men took little time stealing merchandise from a West Towne Mall boutique Tuesday night, grabbing over $1,700 worth of goods in less than a minute before fleeing on foot. The retail theft happened at about 6:30 p.m. at Victoria's Secret Pink. "A manager said the corporate office believes the same men are responsible for thousands of dollars worth of thefts at Pink stores in Wisconsin and Illinois," said Madison Police spokesman Joel DeSpain. madison.com

East Caln Township, PA: Wegmans detains 2 women in $1,630 Credit Card/ Gift Card Scheme
On Aug. 9, Police received a report that the credit cards the two women reportedly used to purchase various gift cards, including Old Navy, Macy's, iTunes and Nike, were fraudulent with the purchases totaling $1,630. dailylocal.com

Denville, NJ: Walgreen shoplifter hit several times in one day: $1,600 of merchandise recovered
On Aug. 10, police received a call about a man shoplifting from Walgreens on West Main Street. Police found Angel Collazo, 38, at a Sunoco gas station on Route 46. Police found the proceeds of the thefts inside his vehicle and the ensuing investigation revealed Collazo had walked in and out of Walgreens with items hidden in his pants several times, stealing about $1,600 worth of merchandise. dailyrecord.com

Hanover, MD: Police release Photo of Old Navy shoplifters who assaulted Loss Prevention
Anne Arundel County Police have released images of shoplifting suspects who allegedly stole items from a store at Arundel Mills mall and used pepper spray on a security guard. The encounter happened Aug. 8 at the Old Navy store in the mall. patch.com

Sumter County, FL: Walgreens Pharmacy Tech busted for theft of nearly 1000 pills
A Deputy was called Monday to the Walgreens on Bella Cruz Drive where a Regional Manager reported that 508 Alprazolam and 430 Hydrocodone pills were missing. The regional manager indicated that a pharmacy technician, 21-year-old Jaquila Kelley, was suspected of taking the pills. The deputy questioned Kelley who admitted she had taken pills from the pharmacy on five occasions. villages-news.com