St John County Fla March 4 2020 The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office is searching for three people in connection with the theft of thousands of dollars worth of electronics at a Durbin Park Walmart Sunday. Two men and a woman were spotted opening a cabinet and taking electronics on the shelves at about 3 […]
JEFFERSONVILLE IN Feb 25 2020 — Two Louisville women have been charged with stealing upwards of $10,000 in merchandise from a Jeffersonville Kroger and reselling the items. Sara J. Dunn, 31, and Gloria Walcott, 25, both are charged with nine felonies and one misdemeanor after police say they visited the Kroger at Commons Drive in Jeffersonville […]
EAST BRUNSWICK NJ Feb 22 2020 – Arrest warrants have been issued for two Brooklyn men, and police are still trying to identify a woman and driver who are all being sought in connection to an alleged smash-and-grab theft of about $157,000 worth of jewelry from a Route 18 store. Warrants have been issued for Andrew […]
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. Feb 10 2020— A group of people arrested after a police chase earlier this week may be connected to multiple shoplifting crimes involving thousands of dollars in stolen merchandise. On Wednesday night, seven people stormed into the Ulta at Chesterfield Towne Center — some with duffle bags. Crime Insider sources tell Jon […]
DILLON CO Jan 24 2020 — A Boulder man is accused of stealing more than 70 pairs of skis from Arapahoe Basin Ski Area and other mountains around the state. Jason Takeshi Kawaguchi, 40, was arrested in June after deputies with the Summit County Sheriff’s Office allegedly discovered him stealing a pair of skis from A-Basin. […]
Melville, NY Jan 11 2020 The National Association for Shoplifting Prevention (NASP) surveyed hundreds of judges, prosecutors, probation professionals and law enforcement officers, asking them first if they thought shoplifting was a gateway crime. NASP also asked them to comment on and explain the reasoning behind their belief. Seventy-nine percent of criminal and juvenile justice […]
METTAWA, Ill. January 7 2020– Three men have been charged with breaking into a Costco store in north suburban Mettawa Saturday and stealing thousands of dollars worth of jewelry, police said. Joseph D. Page, 24; Cortez R. Morrow, 37; and Clarence D. Blanchard, 26, are each charged with felony counts of burglary, criminal damage to property […]
WASHINGTON DC December 28 2019 – Organized retail crime affects almost all merchants and more than two-thirds of those surveyed have seen an increase in the past year, according to the 15th annual ORC study released today by the National Retail Federation. “Organized retail crime continues to present a serious challenge to the retail industry,” NRF […]
Charlotte NC December 26 2019 The Target Gang targeted Targets — from the inside out, the FBI says. According to a new FBI affidavit, at least four men have been linked to the armed robberies of three Charlotte-area Target stores this fall in which employees were kidnapped at gunpoint and tens of thousands of dollars carted […]
Lexington KY December 26 2019 More than 50 people face criminal charges following a shoplifting blitz at several stores along Nicholasville Road in Lexington. Despite the thefts, a collaboration of law enforcement and businesses working to reduce theft losses says it’s possible some thieves are being deterred from stealing. Gene Haynes with the Kentucky Organized Retail […]