Ohio shoplifting gangs hit with racketeering charges www.privateofficer.com
Posted by privateofficernews on September 26, 2008
Ohio shoplifting gangs hit with racketeering charges www.privateofficer.com
XENIA OH (metro Dayton) Sept 26 2008
By: Rick McCann
NTL. ASSOC. PRIVATE OFFICERS
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Law enforcement officers investigating a spike in group shoplifting in the area have brought racketeering and theft charges against six people in what they describe as two separate alleged crime rings who were stealing from two big box stores in the city.
Police also arrested a fourth suspect who they believe belongs to a theft ring that stole video games from at least two Wal-mart stores.
Police also arrested a fourth suspect who they believe belongs to a theft ring that stole video games from at least two Wal-mart stores.
David A. Dodson, 26, was arrested Wednesday in Dayton on a warrant from Greene County.
Dodson, Brandon McBeath, 20, Tanya Dodson, 43, all of Dayton and Yarius O’neal, of Hammond Ind. were indicted for racketeering, conspiracy, and theft by a Greene County grand jury Sept. 19.
Dodson, Brandon McBeath, 20, Tanya Dodson, 43, all of Dayton and Yarius O’neal, of Hammond Ind. were indicted for racketeering, conspiracy, and theft by a Greene County grand jury Sept. 19.
The investigation began police said after a group was caught by security agents stealing more than $500 worth of video games and other merchandise from the Xenia Wal-Mart on September 9.
Information from this arrest and several other similar thefts in the area led police to another group who is also suspected in similar thefts from a Wal-mart in Montgomery County that led to the racketeering charges, which are second degree felonies, according to police.
McBeath also faces a robbery charge because he had an altercation with a store security agent at the store. All four are in the Greene County Jail in lieu of bond.
Information from this arrest and several other similar thefts in the area led police to another group who is also suspected in similar thefts from a Wal-mart in Montgomery County that led to the racketeering charges, which are second degree felonies, according to police.
McBeath also faces a robbery charge because he had an altercation with a store security agent at the store. All four are in the Greene County Jail in lieu of bond.
The Wal-mart theft case is similar to the charges against Christina N. Kelty, 29, and William D. Gibson, 33, who are accused of using fake receipts to steal more than $500 worth of items from the neighboring Lowe’s store in Xenia. Kelty and Gibson also face racketeering charges for a string of thefts in August. Both are free on bond.
Police said that those arrested were caught on video surveillance abd that they will continue working with local loss prevention personnel to fight an increase in retail thefts.
Police said that those arrested were caught on video surveillance abd that they will continue working with local loss prevention personnel to fight an increase in retail thefts.
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