Norridge police and security busy with shoplifter arrests www.privateofficer.com

Norridge police and security busy with shoplifter arrests http://www.privateofficer.com

NORRIDGE IL Aug 30 2008

By: Bryan Hill

Ntl. Assoc. Private officers

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Police released their weekly arrest report and it showed another very week with shoplifting arrests. Police say that they usuall ystay busy with shoplifters but some weeks store loss prevention personnel make many more apprehensions and arrests than others and this past week was definitely a busy one.
Police lodged numerous theft calls and a felony arrest at an area Kohl’s.

• Jimmy Hinton, 43, of 1459 S. Springfield Ave., Chicago, was arrested Aug. 14 at Kohl’s, 4220 N. Harlem Ave., and charged with felony retail theft. Store security agents told police they saw Hinton conceal three pairs of shoes in bags and leave the store without paying for them. He was escorted to the store’s loss-prevention office, where the shoes were recovered. At an Aug. 15 hearing in Rolling Meadows, bond for Hinton was set at $5,000. He is scheduled to appear at 10:30 a.m. Sept. 9 in Room 108 of the Rolling Meadows Court House.

• Theodore Whitewing, 28, of 3646 N. Christiana Ave., in Chicago, was arrested Aug. 16 at Best Buy, 4100A N. Harlem Ave., and charged with retail theft. Store employees told police they saw Whitewing remove three CDs from their packages and conceal them in his pants pocket. He left the store without paying for the CDs, valued at $46.97, police said. When confronted, he ran from the store. He was captured at Harlem Avenue and Forest Preserve Drive, without the CDs, which were not recovered, according to police reports. Bond for Whitewing was set at $1,000. He is scheduled for a Sept. 26 court appearance.

• Lillian Salinas, 68, of 2821 W. Berteau Ave., in Chicago, was arrested Aug. 14 at Carson’s, 4200 N. Harlem Ave., and charged with retail theft. Store agents told police they saw Salinas conceal numerous items in bags and leave the store without paying. She was escorted to the loss-prevention office, where the merchandise was recovered, police said. Bond for Salinas was set at $1,000. She is slated for an Aug. 26 court appearance.

• Mariela Luis, 20, of 1800 Stockton, in Des Plaines, was arrested Aug. 14 at Claire’s, 4222 N. Harlem Ave., and charged with retail theft. Store employees told police they saw Luis conceal a pair of earrings on her person and leave the store without paying. She was brought back to the store, where the earrings were recovered, police said. Bond for Luis was set at $1,000. She is scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 26.

• Debbie Toney, 43, of 2512 N. 72nd Court, Elmwood Park, was arrested Aug. 12 at Kohl’s, 4220 N. Harlem Ave., and charged with retail theft. Store agents told police they saw Toney conceal several items in a Kohl’s bag and leave the store without paying. She was brought to the loss-prevention office, where the items were recovered, police said. Bond for Toney was set at $1,000. She is scheduled for a Sept. 26 court appearance.

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