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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
San Carlos CA August 9 2023 A shoplifting suspect at a Home Depot in San Carlos was shot Monday night after assaulting an armed security guard, the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office says. The incident happened around 10 p.m. at the Home Depot at 1125 Old County Road. Officials say store employees confronted the suspect on […]
ISSAQUAH, Wash. August 5, 2023 A piece of legislation highlighted Thursday aims to target organized retail crime, a problem the Washington Retail Association says costs businesses $2.7 billion a year statewide and puts employees and shoppers in danger. US Representative Kim Schrier says the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act would create an organized retail crime center […]
McLean VA July 19,2023 Three people from Philadelphia are behind bars in Virginia for attempting to steal high-priced luxury items from a retail store in Maryland. According to the Fairfax County Police Department in Virginia, the incident occurred in the Sak’s Fifth Avenue in Chevy Chase, Maryland, on July 13. Authorities say the store’s regional loss […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. July 1 2023— A Sam’s Club employee is accused of embezzling more than $60,000 in a fraudulent merchandise return scheme. Denise Russell, 29, is charged with theft of property, $60,000-$250,000. She worked at the Sam’s Club membership desk on Winchester Road. Police allege that between November of last year and June this year, […]
Studio City CA June 10 2023 We’ve seen thieves in action at stores across the country in some pretty wild clips — but these two are taking it to another level — using a Taser to get away with a cart full of goods. The wild video, shot Wednesday in the middle of the day […]