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Daniela Ayim, 20, of 56 Beverly Road, and Johanna Valero, 21, of 34 Summit Road, were both charged with shoplifting property worth less than $100 and conspiracy to commit a crime, police said.
SAN DIEGO CA. — An argument between two women in front of an Oak Park-area Target store escalated Monday into a stabbing that sent one of them to a hospital and left the other under arrest, authorities reported.
The attack, which may have stemmed from a road-rage dispute, occurred about 11:15 a.m. in the 3300 block of College Avenue, according to the San Diego Police Department.
Store security personnel took the assailant, who was armed with a dagger, into custody and held her for patrol officers, SDPD Detective Gary Hassen said
Medics took the victim to Scripps Mercy Hospital. Her condition and the women’s names were not immediately available.
Fight broke out over a TVBarrie Police had to break up a fistfight Thursday at the back of Bayfield Mall. Apparently, a suspected thief was going at it with security staff at the mall’s Canadian Tire store. He was trying to make off with a 32-inch LCD flat screen TV. Someone was waiting for him in a car, but the driver sped off at the sight of security officers. The 38-year-old man was taken into custody and charged with theft.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City security guard will not face any charges in a deadly shooting.Prosecutors said the guard shot Anthony Trezvant in self-defense last month. Trezvant shoplifted from the Price Chopper at Brookside and West Meyer boulevards and then ran from the scene, police said. When the guard tried to stop him, investigators said Trezvant stabbed him in the throat and then the guard pulled his gun and shot the suspect
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb County police are on the scene of a murder in front of a store.
Officials were called to the Pep Boys store on Covington Highway at S. Hairston Road just before 7:30 a.m. Monday.
Police tell Channel 2 a person was shot and killed outside the store. Authorities said the victim was a customer waiting for the store to open.
The victim’s name has not been released. The investigation continues.
Vineland NJ-Graciela Guzman, 34, of the 200 block of South Seventh Street was charged with shoplifting an $8.95 eyeliner at the Rite Aid in the 500 block of Landis Avenue Saturday.
Millville NJ John R. Lee, 45, of Memorial Avenue, Port Norris was charged with shoplifting two packages of steak valued at $40.78 at the Acme on North 2nd Street.
Counterfeit $100 bills were passed Wal-Mart last Thursday and Saturday.
Warsaw IN While at Elder-Beerman, police picked up Roy Skeans, who was allegedly left behind by a would-be shoplifter.Skeans, 23, of 2814 S. Ind 25, Warsaw, was arrested for public intoxication. Police stated that while at Kosciusko County Jail, Skeans was found to have a controlled substance on him.Skeans was then charged with possession of a controlled substance.
West Dundee IL. security officers at Target department store, 999 W. Main St., reported seeing a man stuff a number of video games in his sweat shirt Friday and leave the store. George Lopez, 32, of 494 E. Plum St., South Elgin, was arrested outside the store and charged with felony retail theft, according to a police report. Police said they found video games valued at $429.85 under his sweat shirt. Lopez was unable to post a $500 bond and remains in the Kane County jail. His next court date is on April 3 at the Kane County Judicial Center.
LAKE CITY SC. — A Johnsonville Woman has been arrested in Lake City for shoplifting, reportedly the second offense, according to Lake City Police Chief Billy Brown.Candi Turbeville Cook of Byrnes Circle, Johnsonville, was arrested Friday, March 21, when she reportedly left Belk Department Store in Lake City with merchandise valued at $160 for which she had not paid.Brown said as Cook left the store on Ron McNair Blvd. store officials contacted the Lake City Police Department. Upon investigation, it was determined to be a case of shoplifting. A warrant was issued to the Belk store manager and Cook was arrested and then placed in the Lake City jail. She was later released on $1500 bond, according to Chief Brown, and was ordered to report back on her court date.
FLORENCE NJ. — Two men were arrested here after they shoplifted at a local store while drunk, police said Monday
Authorities said the men — Stefan Barna, 41, and Michael Walls, 52, both of Route 130, Florence — were arrested about 3:40 p.m. Monday after police stopped a car that matched the description of one seen leaving the Roebling Town Market on Hornberger Avenue.Both men were accused of shoplifting, and Barna also was charged with driving under the influence.
NEW CASTLE COUNTY DE.
SHOPLIFTING CHARGES: Eight teens were charged with shoplifting from Prices Corner stores Saturday in two separate incidents, state police said Monday. In the first incident, a trooper saw a Nissan Altima westbound on Kirkwood Highway at about 6 p.m. Saturday and noticed there were six people inside, state police spokesman Cpl. Jeff Whitmarsh said. The trooper pulled the vehicle over for seat-belt violations and learned the driver, Shawn Earl, 19 of Newark, did not have a driver’s license, Whitmarsh said. As the officer prepared to have the vehicle towed, he noticed several pieces of clothing and jewelry that still had tags on them. The Altima’s occupants — Earl; Donaeya Wynder, 18 of Bear; a 17-year-old boy from Wilmington; a 16-year-old boy from New Castle; a 15-year-old girl from Bear; and a 13-year-old girl, also from Bear — were charged with shoplifting and conspiracy, both misdemeanors. The second incident also occurred Saturday, when a pair of boys, 13 and 14 years old, were arrested after a Sears employee saw them remove security tags from merchandise and try to leave the store with the items. The boys were charged with shoplifting and third-degree conspiracy. The juveniles were released to their parents, and a court date is pending, Whitmarsh said
SHERMAN, Tex. – After a shoplifter hit Kohl’s Department Store in Sherman on Monday night, the suspect is now in custody. Sherman police arrested Don Lee Bruce, 37.Police say he got away with about $1,000 worth of merchandise from the store on Loy Lake Road in Sherman Monday night.Officers say surveillance video shows a truck with the merchandise leaving Kohl’s and heading toward Wal-Mart.Police found Bruce and merchandise from 4 to 5 other stores in the truck along with drugs.
El Paso TX. police late Tuesday night were searching for a shoplifter who stabbed a man in the hand when the man tried to stop him during a shoplifting attempt at the Wal-Mart at 1850 N. Zaragoza Road, according to emergency radio traffic.
The stabbing occurred about 9 p.m. Police set up a perimeter in the area.
BULLHEAD CITY AZ. – Two women and a 14-year-old girl were arrested at Kmart after loss prevention managers saw them removing theft-detection devices and placing merchandise in a tote bag. They reportedly had three toddlers with them.Zaida Cristal Hernandez, 24, and Roxane Lowry, 18, are suspected of shoplifting and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. They were cited and released.The juvenile is suspected of shoplifting and was released to family members with a juvenile referral.
OCEANSIDE Ca —- Police said Tuesday they were looking for a pair of shoplifters who assaulted an employee who tried to stop them outside an Oceanside store.Shortly after 6 p.m., a man and a woman in their 20s took items from the Wal-Mart in the 2100 block of Vista Way and left the store, Oceanside police Lt. Lee Steitz said.An employee confronted them outside, and a fight ensued, Steitz said. The store employee suffered minor injuries. The pair fled in a black Kia Spectra.
Manchester NH. Police are looking into whether several shoplifting incidents are related at Southern New Hampshire malls.
The latest heist happened Friday night where police say that three men made off with at least $4,000 worth of Polo clothing from a Macy’s store .
Police say that the men filled bags of clothing and then took off as security was being called.
The Abercrombie Kids in another mall had a similar shoplifting event a few days earlier. Police are looking for the suspects in both thefts.
Rock Hill SC Police say a shoplifter is off the streets tonight. Officers in Rock Hill say they have arrested Brian Wayne Owens for robbing a CVS store last month.Police were also looking for the woman in surveillence photos taken at the scene.The pair had been spotted at pharmacies in Caldwell, Burke and Catawba Counties and were suspects in thefts at a store in Clover.There was a woman who was arrested with Owens last night, but there is no word yet on if she is the same woman in the video.
Salem MA. Michael Gullett, 44, of Morrison Avenue in Salem, was arrested March 21 at approximately 8 p.m. and charged with shoplifting, according to police.
Authorities said they encountered Gullett at the Family Dollar on Fifth Street, allegedly finding him to be in possession unpaid car wax, baby shampoo and lotion valued at $28.53
BRIDGEPORT CT — Ernest Henton had plenty of time to shampoo his hair Saturday night at the Bridgeport Police Department jail, where he was being held in lieu of $2,500 bail on charges that he attempted to steal nearly $160 worth of hair products from A& P Super Foodmart on Park Avenue. Police said Henton ran from pursuing store security guards and tussled with them, causing minor injuries to the workers. Employees held Henton down in the parking lot of the store until police arrived with a stun gun aimed at him and instructed him to place his hands behind his back to be cuffed. Henton, 45, of 392 Prospect Street, denied that he had taken the bag of shampoos and conditioners. At one point, the shampoo bottles broke and dumped their contents onto Henton’s pants. An officer asked him what the thick fluid was and Henton claimed he did not know, according to police. Henton was charged with three counts of third-degree assault, and a count each of sixth-degree larceny and breach of peace.
Boone NC Misty Rosales, 31, of 240 Mountain Valley Drive, Traphill, was arrested at 6:47 p.m. and charged with larceny by shoplifting, operating a vehicle without insurance and a fictitious tag.
Milville NJ Jill A. Williams, 22, of Main Street, was charged Friday with shoplifting. She was released on her own recognizancelville
Hanover Ma. 6:09 p.m. Washington St., shoplifting. Arrest: Nicholas Lacasse, 25, 73 Taunton Ave. Rockland. Charges: Shoplifting by aspiration (3 counts), receiving stolen property (3 counts).
Panama City Fla. Corliss Davis, 43, 1509 Fairland Ave., Panama City, felony shoplifting, battery, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.
Gwendolyn Sue Hays, 50, 4116 Cherry Lane, Panama City, felony retail theft, possession of Xanax with intent to distribute, resisting an officer without violence, Bay County Sheriff’s Office
Honolulu Hi. Police arrested a 30-year-old man who allegedly punched out a store security officer who confronted him about shoplifting.
Police said that at 1:20 p.m. Wednesday, a store security officer at Ala Moana Center saw the suspect pick up three items and leave the store without paying.
Police said when the security officer confronted the suspect, the suspect punched the officer in the face. The suspect was eventually subdued and turned over to police, who arrested him on suspicion of second-degree robbery.
Fresno Ca. A 32-year-old Fresno man suspected of shoplifting at a Pleasanton mall died after a struggle with security guards, police said today.
The man, whose identity wasn’t immediately released, was accused of stealing from Macy’s at the Stoneridge Mall about 8:30 p.m. Thursday, said Pleasanton police Lt. Bob Lyness.
Security officers from the mall and Macy’s tried to detain him, but he began struggling and assaulting them, Lyness said.
The man was unresponsive by the time police got there, Lyness said. Paramedics were called and began administering CPR. He was taken to ValleyCare Medical Center in Pleasanton, where he was pronounced dead.
The Alameda County coroner will try to determine the cause of death.
SALISBURY MD — Two people were charged in connection with the alleged theft of $187 worth of clothing from the K-Mart on Tilghman Road, Salisbury police said.
Police said Sharone Monique Sharpe, 33, of Salisbury and a 17-year-old juvenile were charged with theft under $500.
The juvenile was also charged with second-degree assault after allegedly scratching and kicking an off-duty Wicomico County sheriff’s deputy who tried to help the store security detain the pair.The incident happened March 26. Sharpe was released to Central Booking while the juvenile was released to a guardian, police said.
MILFORD MA. – Two teens were arrested Monday night and charged with stealing from Kohl’s Department Store on Medway Road.
Jeffrey M. Bucciero, 17, and Michael G. Mercado, 17, were arrested around 6:30 p.m. after police said the two took clothing from the young men’s department, ripped the price tags from the merchandise in the fitting room and left the store wearing stolen T-shirts and boxer shorts underneath their clothing.
Bucciero, of 5 Hickory Drive, Medway, and Mercado, of 57A Beaver Terrace Circle, Framingham, were charged with shoplifting by price tag tampering, police said.
Over $300 worth of merchandise was recovered from the teens, police said.
Watertown NY a city woman was arrested Wednesday for allegedly shoplifting at a Watertown supermarket in March.
Christine Sue Sinclair, 40, of 157 Palmer Street was charged with Petit Larceny in connection an incident at the P & C on Arsenal Street on March 20th.
Sinclair is accused of stealing three beeswax candles, a night light, a mini-hamper and a lint catcher. The total value of the items is $36.17.
Sinclair was held for arraignment this morning in Watertown City Court.
Salisbury MD. On April 1, 2008 at approximately 4:11 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police Department arrested the below listed subject pursuant to an arrest warrant obtained charging the suspect with theft. On January 18 of this year it was reported to the Salisbury Police that a suspect had shoplifted a number of compact disks from the Kmart Store in Salisbury and had fled from the store avoiding apprehension. An investigation of the theft identified the below listed suspect as involved in the theft of the compact disks. ARRESTED: Christian Karla Dailey, 22 years of age Berlin, MarylandCHARGES: Theft (under $ 100)
Batavia IL. Michael R. Warren, 42, of 1341 Ridgeway Ave., Aurora, was charged with retail theft after an incident at Menards, 300 N. Randall Road, at 4:10 p.m. Thursday.
St. Charles IL. Leticia Sotelo, 31, of 139 S. Hale Ave., Bartlett, was arrested at 10 a.m. Friday and charged with retail theft after stealing $110 in merchandise from Wal-Mart, 150 Smith Road, police said.
• Steven A. Baxter, 19, of 2679 Blackman Road, Geneva, was arrested at 5:30 p.m. Friday and charged with retail theft after stealing two bottles of liquor valued at $18 from Meijer, 855 S. Randall Road, police said. Baxter was issued a notice to appear in court May 1.
