Des Moines IA. A group of thieves managed to elude a security officer at the K-Mart store in northeast Des Moines on Tuesday when a get-away driver picked them up in front of the building. Three women in their late teens or early 20s had been in the store for about an hour, stuffing things into purses, according to a police report. They were confronted by a loss prevention employee in the parking lot at 2535 Hubbell Ave. One of the women, who was wearing blue Betty Boop slippers, told the employee she was not going back into the store, police said. She shoved him, dropped the purse she had stolen and jumped into a get-away car waiting at the front of the store.
Security video showed a possible fourth suspect — the only one to pay for the items she picked up. In the video she is seen chatting with a store employee. At one point she hands her baby to the employee.That fourth suspect drove the get-away car, police said. The employee told investigators that about four years ago she attended North High School with the car’s driver. She couldn’t remember the woman’s name. At last report, police were looking for a North High yearbook.
Davidson County NC Kristie Shinault Heath, 34, of 2550 Green Oaks Court, Winston-Salem, was charged Wednesday with larceny and concealment of merchandise at the Dollar General on Old U.S. Highway 52.Employees at the Dollar General found Heath taking and concealing merchandise from the store, according to a press release from the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office. They detained her until deputies could arrive. She was also told by employees not to return to the store location.
NEWPORT NEWS VA. Three women ran from a Wal-Mart store after being accused of shoplifting Thursday, leaving behind a 2-year-old child.
According to Newport News police, the women were in the Wal-Mart in the 12400 block of Jefferson Ave. just after 2 p.m. Thursday. As they left the store, security confronted them about the theft of some clothing.
The women ran, police said, leaving behind the 2-year-old boy. A few minutes later, one woman returned, only to leave again without the child.
Later the child’s mother, who was not one of the three women in the store, showed up to claim the child.
The case remains under investigation. No charges have been filed.
Anyone with information is asked to call The Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.
Sulphur La. Michelle LeJeume, age 36 of Sulphur was arrested and booked into the Sulphur City Jail for theft of goods (shoplifting).
Tina Duplantis, age 38 of Sulphur was arrested and booked into the Sulphur City Jail for theft of goods (shoplifting).Nicole Renee Kelly, age 21 of Sulphur was arrested and booked into the Sulphur City Jail for theft of goods.
Taunton Ma.
• At 12:43 p.m., Lernado Pinder, 22, and Crystal Ziccardi, 22, both of Fall River were arrested and charged shoplifting at the Kohl’s store at Taunton Depot Drive.
At 1:30 p.m., Christina Goode, 19, of Middleboro and Madalyn Gutierrez of Marston Mills were arrested and charged with shoplifting at the Kohl’s store at Taunton Depot Drive.
Annville Pa.
Natasha Nichole Murphy, 19, of 204 S. Mill St., Cleona, was charged with taking several items from Blue Mountain Christian Ministries, 1251 E. Main St., and Treasures From Home Consignments, 1244 E. Main St., about 4:23 p.m. April 14, police said.
Saugus MA. Arrest: Justin Kady, of Perkins Street, Stoneham, was arrested and charged with larceny over $250.
· Sears loss prevention reported a shoplifting incident. An officer reported having one male in custody, 12:19 p.m.
Elgin IL
An Elgin teen was accused of shoplifting at 10 p.m. Saturday in J. C. Penney Co. at Spring Hill Mall, police said. Dennys Cuadra, 17, of 11 S. Liberty St., Elgin, was charged with felony retail theft after trying to take three MP3 players, two watches, cologne and a shirt, police said. Cuadra was held in the Kane County jail on $750 bond with a May 2 court date at the Kane County Judicial Center
Marshfield MA.
Washington St., larceny. Summons: Kathleen Aldoupolis, 18, 67 Oak Ridge Circle, Weymouth. Charges: Shoplifting by concealing MDSE.
Collier PA.
• Casey Bible, 18, of Bridgeville, and Karen Schmude, 36, of Robinson, were charged last Thursday with retail theft after they were accused of putting unpaid for hair products and cosmetics in their purses as they were trying to leave Kmart in the Chartiers Valley Shopping Center. Police say they also found stolen plants from Kmart in their car. Total value of the items is $190.
Kennedy Pa. Keith Brown, 41, of McKees Rocks, was charged April 20 with retail theft after he was accused of stealing a canned beverage from Shop N’ Save.
Robinson Pa. Stacey Klein, 31, of the North Side, was charged April 11 with three counts of retail theft and three counts of receiving stolen property after she was accused of stealing $607 worth of merchandise from three stores in the Mall at Robinson
Orland Park IL.
Ashley A. Moore, 17, of Chicago, was charged with retail theft April 15 after she stole clothes valued at $32 from Sears, 2 Orland Square Drive, police said.
Martha Fonseca, 28, of Chicago, was charged with retail theft April 16 after she stole $190 worth of merchandise from J.C. Penney, 3 Orland Square Drive, police said.
Kimberly A. Spears, 30, Dawn M. Spears, 31, and Chi A. Camarillo, 31, all of Whiting, Ind., were charged with retail theft April 17 after they stole items valued at $837 from Costco, 9915 159th St., police said.
Patrese P. Thompson, 22, of Chicago, was charged with retail theft April 20 after she stole $806 in merchandise from Carson Pirie Scott, 4 Orland Square Drive, police said.
Green Township OH. A store security guard is assaulted while trying to stop a shoplifting suspect.
Green Township Police say a woman was spotted stealing from the Home Depot on Glenway Avenue around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
A guard followed her out of the store as she took off running.
A man waiting in a getaway car hit the guard with a car door then punched him. The guard was not seriously hurt.
The man and woman took off in a black Cavalier.
