McALLEN TX Aug 3 2018— The presence of multiple off-duty police officers Saturday at La Plaza Mall likely led to the quick apprehension of seven men who have since been charged with aggravated robbery. Offense reports released Tuesday by the McAllen Municipal Court detail the minutes after seven masked men stormed into Deutsch & Deutsch, […]
Calgary Canada Aug 1 2018 At least two Calgary malls are using facial recognition technology to track shoppers’ ages and genders without first notifying them or obtaining their explicit consent. A visitor to Chinook Centre in south Calgary spotted a browser window that had seemingly accidentally been left open on one of the mall’s directories, […]
Anchorage AK July 29 2018 An Anchorage woman was arrested while partner got away in a vehicle after a reported shoplifting incident at the Northway Mall Carrs on Wednesday, APD reports. APD was alerted to an incident at the mall by Carrs personnel and responded to the location just before 9 pm on Wednesday. […]
MCALLEN, Texas July 29 2018 — Panic erupted at a Texas mall when an attempted robbery was mistaken for an active shooter situation on Saturday. The attempted robbery happened in a jewelry store at La Plaza Mall along Interstate 2. McAllen Police Chief Victor Rodriguez said in a tweet that the smashing of glass cases was […]
PALMER TWP., Pa. July 23 2018 – After allegedly shoplifting more than $700 worth of merchandise from a Bath and Body Works, a pair of New Yorkers were arrested when they returned to the same mall two days later. Palmer Township police on Wednesday arrested Sydonnie Symone Simmonds, of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., and Paul Blythe, of […]
CHARLOTTE, NC July 22 2018 A Charlotte man is suing the Pineville Police Department over assault allegations stemming from an arrest on March 31. The plaintiff, Jameson Hill, claimed, in a lawsuit, that Pineville Police arrested him “without probable cause” and used “excessive force resulting in bodily injury.” Hill claimed he was “kneed, kicked, and punched […]
NATICK MA July 21 2018 – Police said a Framingham man punched two Natick Mall security guards up to 10 times on Wednesday night while trying to escape after a shoplifting attempt. Natick police arrested Santiago Castrillion-Guapacha, 23, in a parking garage at the Natick Mall at 7:21 p.m., police spokeswoman Lt. Cara Rossi said on […]
SAVANNAH, GA July 5 2018 Two suspects wanted for a series of thefts and burglaries along the East Coast have been arrested by the Savannah Police Department. Savannah Police say an officer was working an extra duty at Oglethorpe Mall last week when two men tried to shoplift over $2,000 worth of clothing from the […]
Goldsboro NC July 4 2018 A suspect is accused of hiding in the Goldsboro mall and then trying to steal from a jewelry vendor. Officers from the Goldsboro Police Department responded to the Berkeley Mall just before 10 PM Sunday night. A mall security officer watching the surveillance cameras had noticed a person dressed entirely […]
TULSA, Oklahoma June 27 2018 – Police are investigating an early morning break-in where officers say a man got into the Apple store inside the Woodland Hills Mall. Officers say an Apple Store representative is now at the store taking an inventory. Police say the man broke into Woodland Hills Mall then headed straight to the Apple […]