Williamsport PA September 14 2023 A man arrested Monday afternoon shortly after allegedly assaulting a Wegmans’ security officer and fleeing the supermarket at 201 William St. with a sandwich has been identified as Dario Blount, 31, of 1414 Vikings Court, city police said. After punching the officer in the face, Blount fled, but was soon […]
Memphis TN September 8 2023 Thieves broke into a storage trailer at a Nike employee store early Thursday morning and got away with about $200,000 worth of merchandise, according to the Memphis Police Department (MPD). The store is located in Frayser at 3205 Victory Ridge Cove. A store security guard was on break in her car […]
Los Angeles CA Sept 4 2023 Two people were arrested Tuesday in connection with an organized retail theft “fencing” operation in Los Angeles, and nearly $200,000 worth of stolen merchandise was recovered. According to the California Highway Patrol, the suspects – a 47-year-old man from L.A. and a 43-year-old woman from Panorama City – were using […]
Indianapolis Indiana August 31, 2023 A shootout between a possible shoplifter and a store security officer has left both people dead. Police said that both persons died Wednesday after exchanging gunfire with each other at an home improvement store, police said. The two men died at hospitals following the shooting around 5:30 p.m. at […]
Buffalo NY August 30 2023 A man was shot by a security guard’s gun while he was allegedly trying to steal from an Elmwood Avenue CVS store Tuesday morning, according to Buffalo police officials. Police said around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, there was a struggle between the security guard, who was an off-duty Buffalo police officer, and […]
Huntsville AL August 23 2023 Huntsville District 1 Councilman Devyn Keith has pleaded guilty to two of the four shoplifting charges he was facing on Tuesday and has been banned from all Walmart stores. Keith, a two-term District 1 council member, was charged after allegedly stealing items from Walmart stores, according to the Madison County Sheriff’s […]
Arlington TX August 20 2023 Arlington police detectives seized more than $650,000 in counterfeit fashion merchandise from Creo Piece, an online business operating out of North Texas. The business owner was arrested last week on a trademark counterfeiting charge. Oumar Dia, 35, is accused of illegally manufacturing and selling items that displayed copyrighted logos for several […]
Los Angeles CA August 14 2023 Armed with bear spray, a group of up to 50 people swarmed a Los Angeles mall Saturday and made away with around $100,000 worth of luxury items, officials said. Thirty to 50 people descended on the Nordstrom store at the Westfield Topanga Mall in Woodland Hills, using the bear spray […]
Charlotte NC August 12 2023 When Walmart’s CEO, Doug McMillon, was asked what will happen if shoplifters aren’t aggressively prosecuted, he warned it would have a massive impact on consumers. “If that’s not corrected over time, prices will be higher, and/or stores will close,” the top executive of the country’s largest retailer said during a December […]
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. August 10 2023– The former leader of a St. Petersburg church may have skipped over the ‘thou shalt not steal’ commandment as authorities arrest him for operating a multimillion-dollar theft ring that spanned several Florida counties. Authorities say Robert Dell, a former pastor of The Rock Church and operator of a halfway […]