SAN BRUNO CA Dec 29 2021 A 16-year-old San Francisco girl has been arrested on suspicion of stealing more than $16,000 in merchandise from a Target store in San Bruno, authorities said. On Dec. 16, an employee reported that two suspects had entered the store at 1150 East El Camino Real, placed a large amount of […]
ORANGE, Calif. Dec 27 2021 Three “sophisticated” retail thieves were arrested at The Outlets at Orange with thousands in stolen merchandise, California Highway Patrol announced Wednesday. The investigation began when highway patrol officers in the Organized Retail Crime Task Force spotted two people walking toward the mall with “booster bags.” Booster bags are handmade foil-lined bags […]
Seattle WA December 18 2021 Officers arrested 35 people Wednesday at a downtown store as part of SPD’s ongoing work to deter organized retail theft. Throughout the day, officers watched individuals steal tens of thousands of dollars worth of cutlery, kitchen sets, detergent, and large quantities of liquor from the store and walk out […]
San Francisco CA December 17, 2021 A woman in San Francisco, who was arrested for 120 alleged shoplifting incidents and released on zero bail, is back behind bars after allegedly stealing again. Police apprehended Aziza Graves, 41, on Dec. 4 at the Westfield San Francisco Centre mall and was charged with one count of petty […]
COSTA MESA, Calif. Dec 13 2021 A woman has been charged with grand theft for allegedly stealing more than $300,000 in merchandise from retail stores in California. Ekaterina Zharkova, 38, was arrested last month after an investigator with the California Highway Patrol’s Organized Retail Theft task force saw her stealing from a Nordstrom Rack in […]
San Francisco CA Dec 10 2021 San Francisco supervisors on Tuesday approved legislation that would allow off-duty deputies with the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office to work as security guards in retail stores and other businesses. Supervisors approved the legislation 7-3, with supervisors Hillary Ronen, Dean Preston, and Walton voting against it. Supervisor Ahsha Safai, who […]
San Francisco CA Dec 6 2021 “This Safeway is getting weirder and weirder,” one shopper muttered as he walked through newly installed security gates at the entrance of the grocery store near San Francisco’s Castro District. The automatic gates, added to the Safeway at 2020 Market St., let customers easily enter the store but […]
LYNCHBURG, Va. Dec 4 2021 Lynchburg authorities announced Thursday afternoon that two men and a woman are in custody and facing multiple charges following a shooting at the Wards Road Walmart in late November. The Lynchburg Police Department says officers responded to the 3900 block of Wards Road shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Nov. 21 after […]
Palo Alto CA Dec 2 2021 Police made two arrests in an attempted smash-and-grab mob robbery at The RealReal in downtown Palo Alto on Sunday evening, the Palo Alto Police Department announced on Wednesday. According to police reports, a private security guard called the police after 30 to 40 suspects tried to break through the […]
Providence RI Nov 30 2021 Providence police were called to Providence Place Mall Saturday night for a report of a large disturbance. According to police, there were over 100 juveniles involved in the melee. Multiple backup units were called in to respond to the reportedly disruptive crowd. Shortly before 7 PM on Saturday, police […]