NEW YORK Oct 28 2017 The leader of a theft ring that stole millions of dollars of electronics and ink cartridges from big-box retailers and resold them on websites such as Amazon and eBay pleaded guilty to the top criminal charges he faced, New York’s attorney general said. Richard Rimbaugh, known to his co-conspirators as “The […]
Greensburg, PA Oct 19 2017 Using tips from the public, state police in Greensburg this week obtained an arrest warrant for a Jeannette woman on robbery and assault charges after she allegedly bit a Macy’s security guard who tried to stop her from shoplifting as she left the Westmoreland Mall store. Trooper Daniel Poponick […]
Santa Fe NM Sept 19 2017 A young woman received a six-year prison sentence Monday for stabbing an off-duty police officer in the back while she and two cohorts attempted to flee the Target store in Santa Fe with about $800 worth of stolen goods. Prosecutors sought a nine-year sentence for Denae Lopez, 24, of […]
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. Sept 18 2017 A series of virtual and physical clues led to the capture of a burglar accused of fleecing more than $300,000 from two area department stores. The high-stakes burglaries, which happened in May 2016 and February 2017, occurred at the Westfield Wheaton Mall J.C. Penney and the White Flint Mall Lord […]
FAIRHOPE, AL Sept 17 2017 Four suspects were arrested following what the Fairhope Police Department describes as a “complex investigation involving numerous officers and investigators” looking into numerous occurrences of theft. Other arrests are possible. The victims listed are the Walmart store at 10040 Fairhope Ave. and the Murphy Oil gas station at the same […]
New York City NY Aug 2017 A group of about 10 shoplifters is being sought by police after they stole thousands of dollars of merchandise from two Upper East Side athletic stores, hitting one twice in less than a week. The group of males was caught on camera rushing into a Nike store on Third […]
Newark NJ Aug 25 2017 Four residents of Brooklyn, N.Y., were arrested last week and charged with stealing a large quantity of over-the-counter medication from two Acme markets in Newark. The investigation began Aug. 19 when a loss prevention employee from the College Square Acme flagged down a police officer patrolling the shopping center to report […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Aug 24 2017 – An employee at a Tennessee grocery store is accused of stealing more than $25,000 worth of groceries over a nine-year period. Police responded to an embezzlement call at the Kroger in the 700 block of Truse Parkway Wednesday. The Regional Organized Retail Crime Manager for Kroger told police he received […]
CHANDLER, AZ Aug 21 2017 A Chandler man faces dozens of felony charges for allegedly stealing baby formula from Frys Food Stores across the Valley, then re-selling the merchandise. Robert Illa was arrested on August 8. He’s accused of shoplifting and selling close to $10K worth of baby formula. According to the police report, Illa […]
Buffalo NY Aug 21 2017 Four 21-year-old Buffalo women were arrested for stealing merchandise from Kohl’s Department Store and then driving away – with young children under the age of 5 alongside. According to a police report, the women entered the Delaware Avenue store, took clothing into four separate fitting rooms, and hid the merchandise in […]