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Shoplifter dies in struggle with Wal-Mart security www.privateofficer.com
Marty Bridges, 38, was attempting to flee the store, at 4725 Ashford Dunwoody Rd., when the officers grabbed him, Dunwoody Police spokesman Sgt. Mike Carlson said. Another shopper intervened and a slight altercation ensued.
“It was basically a big pile-up,” he said. “They had him pinned on the ground to keep him from running.”
When police arrived around 1 p.m., two bystanders were administering CPR, but they were unable to save Bridges. He was pronounced dead shortly after being transported to Northside Hospital.
It’s unclear what Bridges allegedly tried to steal, but Carlson said the amount of the item or items was less than $300, and would have amounted to a misdemeanor were he tried and convicted of shop lifting.
Wal-Mart employees were able to recover the item or items, police said.
It doesn’t appear that any undue force was used on the suspect, Carlson said. An autopsy is underway.
Security guard charged with murder in Florida www.privateofficer.com
A man barged into his ex-girlfriend’s Coconut Creek home on Saturday, stabbing her and killing a friend when he tried to protect her, police said.
Paul Gayle, a 28-year-old security guard with a state-issued weapons license, was charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and armed burglary.
Coconut Creek police said Joy Stewart, 36, ended her relationship with Gayle last week and was spending Friday evening with a friend she recently met: 32-year-old Hasting Clarke.
But shortly after midnight Saturday, Gayle showed up at Stewart’s home on the 4100 block of Northwest 43rd Way.
He was planning to carry out a threat he’d made Thursday, said Detective Angela Hofer, a police spokeswoman.
After barging in, Gayle cornered Stewart in a room and stabbed her several times — but Clarke walked in to save her, Hofer said. Stewart seized the opportunity, grabbing a cordless home phone and driving off in her car while calling 911. Seconds later, she flagged down Officer Alejandro Escobar, who found her wounded and frantic.
He and three other officers rushed to her house and arrested Gayle, who was trying to get back into his car, police said.
They also found Clarke, who was killed during the fight.
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KY physical ed teacher accused of student relationship www.privateofficer.com
Coach Michael “Eddy” Wilson taught physical education and coached girls basketball at Butler High School for several years with a good record, but recently, JCPS records indicate parents began coming forward with allegations they were hearing from their children about a relationship between Wilson and an unidentified student.
Parents and students registering for classes at Butler Monday were shocked by the allegations. “Teachers, in my perspective, are there to teach me, not to do anything more,” said Tachae Sowell, an incoming freshman at Butler.
“It’s sickening, and it’s scary too,” said Thereasa Sowell, Tachae’s grandmother.
After reviewing the complaints, JCPS spokeswoman Lauren Roberts said school officials conducted an investigation.
“We did, after reviewing records and evidence, confirm that there was indeed an improper relationship with the student,” Roberts said. “I know everyone is asking does that mean there was a sexual relationship – we were not able to verify that. But there was indeed, based on phone records, an inappropriate relationship under way between the two of them.”
And according to cell phone records, the student and Wilson exchanged more than 555 text messages and calls totaling more than 5,000 minutes from December 2008 to April 2009 – and many of those calls and texts were after midnight.
JCPS’s investigation also revealed that Wilson allegedly took the student on a ski trip to Paoli Peaks in Paoli, Indiana, and that the two reportedly spent a lot of time together after school hours.
The investigation took an unexpected twist, Roberts says, because “students were being charged $3 to not participate in some activities such as running; and then in a couple of cases, there were some students who said their grades were improved based on paying. At least 100 students were able to tell us they paid money or had knowledge of others who tried to get out of class.”
According to the investigation, school officials found over $1,000 in Wilson’s desk. Wilson said he was going to use the money to pay the basketball team’s expenses.
Students registering for Butler told us they’re relieved Wilson won’t be there this year.
“I like gym, and I don’t want a teacher looking at me that way,” Sowell said. “I don’t’ like that type of attention from an adult.”
In a statement given by Wilson to JCPS, he said that he was just being a mentor to that student.
Wilson was hired at Butler in 2003, and had no previous disciplinary problems or complaints before being fired last week.
JCPS has notified Child Protective Services about the issue.
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Police charge man with shooting Fla wildlife officer www.privateofficer.com
Police said 23-year-old Christopher Eddy was arrested after he was found hiding in a sand dune on Melbourne Beach.
FWC Officer Van Streety, a 10-year FWC veteran, was patrolling near the intersection of Satellite Boulevard and State Road 520 in Brevard County when he was shot multiple times during a routine stop.
“If I wanted to kill him, I could have,” Eddy said after he was arrested. “I shot him in his vest on purpose.”
Streety was saved by a bulletproof vest — and a special coin he had in his pocket, which helped stop one of the bullets. (See Images Of The Coin)
Police said Eddy was stopped by the officer, a struggle started and, according to reports, Eddy pulled out a gun and shot the officer several times.
Streety was attempting to arrest Eddy for warrants issued from Brevard County for multiple traffic violations, officials said.
Eddy said he shot the officer during the routine traffic stop because he had prior traffic tickets and had a warrant out for his arrest for driving without a license.
“I felt my freedom was being violated,” Eddy said. “It was just unjust they way they treated me. They pulled me over, gave me some traffic tickets and sent me right to the court.”
Investigators said they’ve been putting the pressure on Eddy and apparently he couldn’t take it anymore. They said he made one big mistake leading to his capture on Friday when he tried to steal a car from an armed neighbor.
Investigators said they brought the 46-hour manhunt to an end with “luck, intensity and aggression.”
Police said when Eddy tried to steal the car and he was approached by the armed homeowner, Eddy took off running.
“He kept yelling out to the homeowner, ‘I’m homeless, I’m homeless,’” said Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Major Andrew Walters. “You could see he was bug-bitten, but he did see a firearm.”
Walters said when police found Eddy, the fugitive emerged from the sand dunes and turned himself in.
“He led them to a makeshift camp he had been staying in and showed them the firearm,” Walters said.
On Thursday, Eddy’s girlfriend was arrested and is still being held in a Brevard County jail without bond.
A judge said that any attempt on the life of a law enforcement officer “tears at the fabric of our society” and that he wanted her to stay in jail until she comes before a jury on charges of accessory to attempted murder of a law enforcement officer.
Tammi Temple, 37, was arrested Thursday, the same day that what was later identified as a shrapnel bomb was found at her home.
Police found the shrapnel bomb when they served a search warrant at Temple’s home in Melbourne in connection with Wednesday night’s shooting of the FWC law enforcement officer.
Investigators said Temple was in the car with Eddy when he shot the officer. Police said she didn’t come to Streety’s aide but rather helped Eddy get away. Deputies said Floyd Johnson helped Eddy escape, as well. He has been charged with being an accessory after the shooting.
“All I want is a peaceful life,” Eddy said. “I just want some freedom. I guess I’ll never get out of jail for this dumb (expletive).”
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RETAIL/SHOPLIFTING NEWS
Lenoir County NC
Julie Kaye Tacinelli, 26, 125 Rockwood Drive, Kinston, May 27, misdemeanor shoplifting. Bond: Written promise. Arresting officer: K. Dunham.
Amy Sandlin, 31, 3331 Anita Drive, La Grange, May 27, misdemeanor shoplifting. Bond: Written promise. Arresting officer: K. Dunham.
Taunton MA
Devon Byrd, 41, 91 Summer St., was arrested for shoplifting in Sears.
Vineland NJ
Police issued a shoplifting charge for Montoya Key for an incident at Save-A-Lot in the 700 block of North 2nd Street. Key, 32, lives in Bridgeton. A store employee in court for another matter recognized Key, who was appearing on another matter.
Michael Jesse Roberts, 40, of East Mulberry Street, was arrested Wednesday at Walmart on a shoplifting charge. He also was charged with hindering. He was taken to Cumberland County Jail on unrelated warrants from Merchantville Borough ($2,149) and Camden ($500, $150). He also was sought on a Vineland warrant for shoplifting and a Franklin Township warrant for hindering.
MIRAMAR FL
A 66-year-old employee at Wal-Mart, 1800 S. University Dr., was checking receipts at the door when a man walked past the registers without paying about 10:20 p.m. May 11. The employee asked him for a receipt and the man showed him a receipt from earlier in the day. When the employee found it ”suspicious” and tried to detain the customer, the man hit him with the cart knocking him to the ground. The shoplifter ran into the parking lot with another man and they left in a blue car with dark tint. The surveillance video showed one of the items was a boxed car seat and the other items could not be identified.
FRAMINGHAM MA – A Worcester man faces shoplifting charges after a Friday night arrest, police said.
Joseph Wilson, 21, of 26 Timrod Drive was arrested after police said he stole more than $100 worth of merchandise from Marshalls.
Gastonia NC
A Gastonia man accused of shoplifting faces an additional charge of identity theft after he allegedly gave police another man’s name and birthdate Friday.
Francisco Javier Lopez, 23, of 1639 Greenview Drive, pocketed a Bluetooth wireless earpiece inside Target on New Hope Drive, according to a magistrate’s order affidavit. He also allegedly tried to break open a camcorder box, but placed it back on a store shelf after failing to open the packaging. The Bluetooth kit is sold for $69.69, the affidavit states.
Lopez gave Gastonia Police Officer J. Alfonso another man’s name and date of birth inside the store, Alfonso wrote in the affidavit. He provided his correct name when taken to the Gaston County Jail.
Lopez was charged with shoplifting-concealment of goods, injury to personal property and identity theft. He was jailed under a $2,500 secured bond.
MANATEE COUNTY Fla – At first, it seemed that a man who set fire to racks of clothes at a Manatee County Wal-Mart store Thursday was just an angry customer who had been refused a refund at the service desk.
But later, Manatee investigators learned the man was was actually trying to return stolen merchandise from what may be an organized shoplifting ring.
“It’s absolutely ridiculous,” said sheriff’s spokesman Dave Bristow. “He went in there, stole their stuff, then comes right back in and goes to customer service and tries to exchange what he just stole and then gets upset over that.”
Damage to merchandise and loss of sales at the Wal-Mart at State Road 70 and U.S. 301 could run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, Wal-Mart officials said Friday.
After the fire in the men’s department, the Wal-Mart was closed for 11 hours. No one was injured in the fire.
Deputies say the fire was started around 4 p.m. Thursday; the man who set the blaze escaped.
About two hours later, Manatee deputies arrested Phillip R. Wright, 41, of Monroe, Louisiana at a Wal-Mart on Lockwood Ridge Road and University Parkway where he was again trying to return the same items he tried to return earlier.
Wright has been charged with first-degree arson and retail theft as well as possession of crack cocaine after deputies found drugs on him, arrest reports said.
Deputies also arrested Chester Hayes, Jr., 49, of West Monroe, La., on charges of retail theft. Police say Hayes acted as an accomplice, waiting outside the store in a car and staying in contact with Wright by two-way radio.
According to Wal-Mart security, Wright walked around the State Road 70 Wal-Mart store with a cart picking up soda bottles, some water filters and accessories.
He picked a baseball cap and put it on his head.
He then bagged the items in a Wal-Mart plastic bag and left the store without paying.
He returned about 10 minutes later and tried to get a refund for the items valued at around $250.
Staff refused because he did not have a receipt. Wright threatened them before heading to the menswear department.
Surveillance video shows Wright bending down for a few seconds beneath three clothes racks in the men’s department, said Wal-Mart security guard Christopher Foy.
“I observed him crouched down on all three racks that caught on fire,” Foy said.
“The flames were anywhere from 15 to 20 feet. It was quickly contained; the associates acted very well,” he said.
Foy called nearby Wal-Mart stores with a description of the man and the items he was trying to refund.
He soon received a call from the Wal-Mart store on Lockwood Ridge saying they had a customer waiting in line at the customer service desk matching the description.
Foy called deputies and Wright was arrested while still waiting in line.
Bristow said the use of an accomplice and two-way radios suggested an organized operation.
“That tells us they’re maybe not first-timers doing this,” said Bristow.
“The fact he’s out-of-state tells us maybe he’s been been doing in other areas.”
Wal-Mart officials would not say exactly how much damage the fire caused, but said they lost sales when the store was closed from 4 p.m. Thursday until 3 a.m. Friday.
“We have loss of sales; we have clothing that we have to take into account we had to change out all the air filters in the conditioning units,” said Dana Cox, store co-manager.
JACKSONVILLE, FL — The surveillance system at a local department store did its job Wednesday.
A loss prevention officer at the Kohl’s store in Mandarin says he saw two people take things into the dressing room and emerge in a suspicious way.
By the time police got there, they knew the car they were looking for, and somebody was inside. He was detained by officers, who then waited for the two suspects to leave the store.
Melissia Ann McDonald, 19, came out first. The loss prevention officer in the store had seen her go into a dressing room with two GPS units. He says she came out of the dressing room, put the boxes under some clothes in a shopping cart, and left the store.
Police were waiting for her as she got to the car. They found the GPS units under her clothes, and some new shoes on her feet. She had not paid for any of the items.
She told police she stole all of the items to sell on the street.
Keven Smith, 27, came out next. The loss prevention officer had watched him follow a similar pattern, taking something into the dressing room and covering up the box upon his exit.
As he was walking toward the car, he saw the police officer. The officer didn’t find anything on Smith, but walked back to the spot from which Smith had spotted him, and found a digital camera.
The serial number on the camera matched the serial number on a box found under a pile of clothes in a shopping cart.
He says he didn’t go into the store with McDonald because he knows she’s a thief.
While the first person police found in the car was released, police arrested McDonald and Smith.
Kennesaw GA
The wife of a Kennesaw city councilman is facing shoplifting charges after she allegedly took more than $300 worth of merchandise from an Acworth department store.
Sandre Killingsworth, wife of Councilman Tim Killingsworth, was charged May 29 with one felony charge of shoplifting, according to the Marietta Daily Journal. She was released on $2,500 bond, according to the Cobb Sheriff’s Office
Killingsworth allegedly stole one pair of pants, a shirt, one dress and several swimwear items from the Kohl’s department store on Cobb Parkway, the Journal said.
“When all the facts in this case are discovered, we believe they will certainly clear up any confusion,” Tim Killingsworth told the Journal.
Utica, N.Y.
Two Dolgeville residents are facing charges for allegedly stealing food from the Price Chopper Supermarket in North Utica.
According to Utica police, Jeffrey Winters, 52, and Pamela Van Slyke, 48, both of Howard Street, Dolgeville, entered the store on May 1 and were seen on the video surveillance system loading a grocery cart full of food items and leaving the store without paying for it.
According to police, Winters, who was charged with petit larceny, sixth-degree conspiracy and trespassing, was arrested previously for shoplifting at Price Chopper and was warned not to return to any Price Chopper store.
Van Slyke was charged with petit larceny and sixth-degree conspiracy.
Somers Point NJ
Angela Nicole Espey, 32, of Absecon was arrested May 27 by Ptl. Nelson Denan and charged with shoplifting from Kmart.
Richard Michael Bolitski, 37, of Somers Point was arrested May 27 by Sgt. Anthony C. DiSciascio and charged with shoplifting from Kmart.
Alexander Almonte-Gonzalez, 32, of Pleasantville was arrested May 29 by Ptl. Scott Handson and charged with shoplifting from Kmart.
Kimberly Anne Plasket, 37, of Somers Point was arrested May 29 by Ptl. Richard Dill and charged with shoplifting from Kmart.
Jessica Arlene Flores, 32, of Northfield was arrested May 29 by Ptl. Richard Dill and charged with shoplifting from Kmart.
E Dundee IL
An assistant manager at Walmart in East Dundee tried to outwit the store’s video surveillance system but was caught trying to steal $1,500 from the store, according to police.
Jacqueline E. Vanovermeiren, 55, of the 4900 block of Butterfield Road in Hillside, was arrested and charged with felony theft, which typically carries a sentence of two to five years in prison and up to $25,000 in fines.
Police say Vanovermeiren took $4,000 from the store’s safe and used $2,500 of the cash to replenish the store’s ATM. She then returned the remaining money to the safe, turned off the video camera in the safe room, removed the $1,500 and turned the camera back on, according to police.
Vanovermeiren gave a written statement to police admitting the theft, police said. East Dundee Police Chief Terry Mee said his department learned of the theft when it was contacted by Walmart security.
Vanovermeiren asked to be represented by a public defender at a Wednesday morning bond hearing.
She will have to post $1,500 to be released. Vanovermeiren told a judge she would be able to post bond by the end of the day Wednesday.
Her next court date is set for June 16 at the Kane County courthouse.
Vernon Hills IL
Three female suspects were arrested for shoplifting on May 23 at the GAP, 818 Hawthorn Center. Tyeisha L. Henley, 21, of 1010 W. 51st, #1, Chicago, was charged with retail theft and possession of stolen property; Laporsha Holloway, 21, of 6651 S. Clairmont, Chicago, was charged with retail theft, possession of stolen property, obstructing, and unlawful possession of theft detection device remover; and Mary McNair, 28, of 6603 S. Campbell, Chicago, was charged with retail theft. No court date information was available on the three suspects.
Maria A. Gutierrez, 45, of 204 E. Wildwood, Round Lake, was charged May 24 with retail theft at Carson Pirie Scott, 3 Hawthorn Center. She reportedly left the store without paying for $65 worth of accessories. She was released after posting $100 cash bond and awaits a June 10 court date in Waukegan.
Two female suspects were arrested May 25 on shoplifting charges at JC Penney, 4 Hawthorn Center. Charged with retail theft and possession of stolen property were Katerina Mandryk, 44, and Yevgena Polyulyak, 46, both of 8632 N. Nordica, Chicago. Reports say the female suspects left the store without paying for $374 worth of clothing, and the suspects were also found in possession of $1,359.50 worth of clothing taken from other area department stores. No court date information was available.
Katherine Chelcun, 20, of 442 Sommerset, Grayslake, was charged May 26 with retail theft and possession of stolen property at JC Penney, 4 Hawthorn Center. Reports say the female suspect left store without paying for $134 worth of clothing and jewelry and was also found in possession of property that was stolen from Macy’s. She was released on $75 cash bond pending a June 15 court date in Mundelein.
PORTLAND, Ore. – Starting in approximately January, 2007, investigators with Macy’s started to note a loss of inventory in several specialty items. Investigators started to monitor these items and monitor eBay sites advertising these specialty items.
The sleuths say they were able to determine that large amounts of merchandise – similar to the merchandise being stolen from their stores – was being sold on eBay by a subject identified only as Louise Corbin.
During Macy’s investigation, they report being able to observe an adult female subject stealing several high end clothing items on several occasions, but where unable to make an arrest.
At least once, they were even able to see the suspect getting into a vehicle via surveillance cameras and were able to obtain a license plate. This was later used to help determine that the vehicle was registered to suspect Corbin.
In September 2007, Corbin was arrested at a Nordstrom Store in Portland, for shoplifting over $1,000.00 in high-end clothing items. She has since been found guilty of that theft.
Investigators say the arrest of Corbin at Nordstrom did not stop her from stealing. She reportedly continued to steal high-end merchandise at Macy’s. In October, 2008, Corbin was arrested for shoplifting at the Clackamas, Macy’s store.
The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office became involved in the investigation and began working closely with investigators with Macy’s and Nordstrom. As a result, the Sheriff’s Office was able to obtain a search warrant for Corbin’s residence, in West Linn. During the execution of this search warrant, hundreds of suspected stolen clothing, accessories and jewelry items were seized as evidence.
Additional evidence seized included information that Corbin was selling stolen items on eBay under a business she called ‘Fifi’s Boutique’. Corbin was conducting her business out of her home in West Linn.
It is suspected that Corbin is responsible for over $150,000 loss to Macy’s and Nordstrom over the past year-and-a-half. All indications are that Corbin worked alone during this criminal activity.
The case was presented to the Clackamas County Grand Jury in May 2008, and an indictment for Louise Corbin was returned. She is charged with 17 counts of first-degree Theft, 3 counts of first-degree Theft by Receiving, 13 counts of Computer Crime,and one count of second-degree Theft.
An arrest warrant was issued Tuesday, 06-02-09, for Louise Marie Corbin; age 62. Corbin was arrested by Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office investigators on the newly issued warrants at her home on Woodsprite Court, in West Linn. She was lodged on the existing warrants today, with a total bail amount set at $100,000.
Louise Marie Corbin is scheduled for arraignment on these charges today, Tuesday, June 02, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. in the Clackamas County Circuit, in Oregon City.
It is also reported that Corbin was found guilty in 2008 in Multnomah County for shoplifting from Nordstrom (Theft I) and was placed on misdemeanor probation for that conviction.
Somers Point NJ
Tanha Patel, 18, of Somers Point was arrested June 9 by Ptl. Michael Price and charged with shoplifting from Kmart.
Nicholas Henry Chickadel, 31, of Ocean City was arrested June 9 by Ptl. Richard Dill and charged with shoplifting from Wawa and possession of a hypodermic needle.
Linda Jeanne Vassallo, 49, of Margate was arrested June 12 by Ptl. Richard Huenke Jr. and charged with shoplifting from Kmart.
Richard David Driscoll, 47, of Waretown was arrested June 14 by Ptl. Nicholas Wagner and charged with shoplifting from Boston Market.
SPRINGFIELD OH — A local woman was arrested after fleeing the scene where she was allegedly shoplifting, then later contacting deputies to get her purse back.
Jaimie L. Dowler, 20, of 401 N. Western Ave., was arrested on a charge of theft Sunday, June 14, according to a sheriff’s report.
Dowler allegedly put some makeup and perfume in her purse while shopping at a store in the 2700 block of East Main Street around 1:30 p.m. Sunday, according to the report.
An employee stopped Dowler as she attempted to leave, and she said she had to go out to the parking lot to tell her mother she was in trouble and the employee kept her purse, according to the report.
The employee kept Dowler’s purse and later turned it over to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office.
Dowler contacted the sheriff’s office and asked for her purse back because her keys were in it, according to the report.
When Dowler arrived at the sheriff’s office to get her purse, she was taken into custody, according to the report.
She was ordered into court.
NASHUA NH – A Manchester resident faces a felony charge for allegedly shoplifting from a store in Nashua.
Richard Noel, 43, of 10 Dunton St., Manchester, was being charged with theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, Class B felony, police said.
At 5:46 p.m. Saturday, police responded to J.C. Penney, at 310 Daniel Webster Highway, for the report of a shoplifter in custody.
The store’s loss prevention personnel told police that they had stopped Noel after he left the store without paying for several dresses, police said. Noel was arrested on scene without incident.
A criminal records check revealed the Noel had several prior theft-related convictions, making this shoplifting incident a Class B felony.
A Class B felony is punishable by up to seven years in prison plus fines.
Noel was released on $2,500 personal recognizance bail, pending arraignment at the Nashua District Court on June 23.
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Juan J. Rivera, 29, of 230 E. Second St., Apt. 5, Jamestown; Adeline M. Rodriguez, 18, of 230 E. Second St., Apt. 5, Jamestown, and Carmen M. Rodriguez, 23, of 230 E. Second St., Apt. 5, Jamestown, were charged with one count each of petit larceny. They were charged and released to appear in Ellicott Town Court later.
Slidell LA
Krista A. Giacona, 20, 831 Ashville Drive, Slidell, theft under $300 by shoplifting and possession of marijuana.
Emily M. Shockey, 19, 2119 Pine St., New Orleans, theft under $300 by shoplifting.
SIERRA VISTA AZ
douglasdispatch.com — Two Douglas men are accused of shoplifting after they were caught with merchandise from four area stores in their car on Friday.
Brandon M. Arevalo, 23, and Joseph G. Arvizu, 19, both of Douglas, allegedly stole a digital camera from Walmart in Sierra Vista around 12:30 p.m. by cutting the cable securing the item and then fled the scene with the camera, according to a Sierra Vista Police report.
Police spokeswoman Officer Tracy Grady said the two men returned to the store around 2 p.m. and were watched by security personnel who saw Arevalo and Arvizu allegedly attempt to steal two flat screen televisions. Their attempt to take the TVs “out through the garden center part of the store was unsuccessful,” Grady said.
The two suspects then went to their car and were driving out of the parking lot when they were stopped by Sierra Vista police, she said.
It was then the “plain sight doctrine,” came into play, the spokeswoman said.
Articles seen with in a person’s sight can be used to help build a case if a crime is suspected and other merchandise is seen, Grady said.
The items from three different stores at the Mall at Sierra Vista that were in the car also were reportedly shoplifted, she said, adding that during the search of the vehicle a concealed weapon was found
Dillard’s, Famous Footwear and Spencer Gifts were the three mall stores involved.
The two have been charged with shoplifting, attempted shoplifting and carrying a concealed firearm, Grady said.
Arevalo and Arvizu were taken to the Cochise County Jail facility in Sierra Vista where on Monday they were each being held on a $4,000 bond.
Vineland NJ
Sasha L. Green, 21, of Walnut Manor Apartments, was charged Sunday with shoplifting at Acme on South Main Road. She also was processed on two unrelated warrants. Green was transported to the Cumberland County Jail, where she was held in lieu of bail.
Chicago IL
A Midlothian man was accused of shoplifting at Chicago Ridge Mall after he fell from a ceiling while trying to hide, police said.
Laroy Getz, 29, of the 14300 block of South Kolin Avenue was charged with resisting arrest and retail theft in the March 4 incident, police said.
After he was spotted allegedly shoplifting at the mall, police said, Getz allegedly ran inside a nearby business where he removed several tiles from a ceiling and climbed up, before falling onto the floor, police said.
Bridgewater NJ
Rosario Scalici, 39, of Rockaway was charged with shoplifting a $100 Bluetooth at Costco in the Bridgewater Promenade.
Samar G. Zahalan, 25, of Newark was charged with shoplifting at Macy’s in Bridgewater Commons mall. A store security officer saw Zahalan place a $50 sweat shirt in her purse and leave the store, police said.
FRAMINGHAM MA – An Arthur Street woman was charged with shoplifting at the local Stop & Shop on Friday afternoon.
Patricia Acosta-Depinho, 26, of 204 Arthur St., was charged with shoplifting at the store around 12:35 p.m., police said
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Oak Lawn IL
Retail Theft- Lauren Green, 11929 Stewart Ave., Chicago, was charged with retail theft after store personnel at Kmart, 4101 W. 95th St., spotted her stealing a pair of shoes and socks from the store March 12, police said.
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state.com — A South Carolina elementary school teacher was being held on charges of committing or trying to commit lewd acts with two teenage girls.
Twenty-six-year-old Daniel Roger Bilbo of Lexington was arrested and charged Thursday.
Lexington District 2 said that Bilbo is on administrative leave with pay.
Assistant superintendent Jim Hinton says Bilbo teaches at Herbert A. Wood Elementary but was charged for activities while serving as basketball coach at Pine Ridge Middle School.
A warrant states the incidents occurred between Oct. 1 and Jan. 22 at the school during school events.
The girls, both under age 16, reported the incidents to school officials and Pine Ridge police.
It was unclear Friday if Bilbo had a lawyer.
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A 17-year-old Allen High School boy was charged as an adult with trying to stab a man with a pair of scissors Thursday afternoon in front of the school, according to court records.
Gibbs was taken down by the officer and security guard before the intended victim was injured. Gibbs admitted stealing the scissors from the school and putting them between his fingers because he ”thought there would a problem outside after school,” police said.
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A downturn in the economy can oftentimes bring out the worst in people, and that includes a rise in shoplifting.
Charles Wall, president and CEO of Creative Security Co. Inc. of San Jose, said he anticipates hiring as many as 150 additional people over the next six months to work in on-site security, alarm installation and sales jobs. Wall, a San Jose Police Department veteran, retired in 2002 to start the security firm, which provides on-site and event security, private investigations and background screening. In recent weeks he’s met regularly with retailers who are stepping up security measures in stores.
“We saw a pretty substantial increase in shoplifting during October and November,” Wall said. “In a lot of instances, you see people taking pharmaceutical items for themselves or their kids because they’ve lost jobs and just can’t pay for the stuff anymore. It has been bad in recent months, but there’s no question it’s going to get a lot worse this year.”
Jesse Mahal, manager of Golden State Security and Patrol in Sunnyvale, said his company has also seen an increase in the number of retail clients, though he attributes most of it to the annual increase in retailers’ security needs during the holidays. He also anticipates a rise in shoplifting-related business during the coming year.
Wall said most retailers will tolerate a certain level of loss before they beef up security and other loss-prevention efforts. In 2007, U.S. retailers recovered more than $83 million in merchandise as a result of shoplifting arrests, a nearly 8 percent increase over 2006, according to an annual retail theft survey conducted by Jack L. Hayes International Inc., a Florida security company.
Law enforcement statistics in San Jose add credence to the growing shoplifting trend. Enrique Garcia, spokesman for the San Jose Police Department, said the city averaged about 200 shoplifting arrests a month from January through October last year, which would put the city on track for at least 2,400 such arrests in 2008. The total in 2007 was 2,117 and 2,160 in 2006, Garcia said.
Shoplifting statistics are sobering. In the United States alone, it’s estimated $35 million in goods are stolen from retailers daily or $13 billion annually, according to the National Association for Shoplifting Prevention, a Jericho, N.Y., nonprofit group. There are estimated to be 27 million shoplifters nationally, or one in every 11 people.
An early December survey of 52 of the largest and fastest-growing retail companies in the nation by the Retail Industry Leaders Association of Arlington, Va., found that 84 percent of respondents reported increased rates of theft and amateur shoplifting in 2008 compared with 2007.
“The current uptick in unlawful activity is an unfortunate yet unsurprising consequence of an economy in distress,” said Paul Jones, vice president of asset protection for the association.
But shoplifting isn’t the only source of economic good fortune for security firms. A growing number of Bay Area companies in a variety of industries are also beefing up security to deal with employee layoffs, Wall said.
At-a-glance
• 75 percent of shoplifters are adults• 55 percent of shoplifters said they started as teenagers• Most shoplifters steal items worth $2 to $200 in a single incident• 73 percent of adult shoplifters and 72 percent of minors do so on impulse.
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Millville NJ Vanessa D. Mack, 38, of the 700 block of South Sixth Street, Vineland, was charged Friday with shoplifting at Wal-Mart on North 2nd Street. She was processed and released on a summons.
Tina Marie Rossi, 36, of the 300 block of East Oak Street, was charged Saturday with shoplifting at Kohl’s on North 2nd Street. She also was processed on an unrelated warrant and released on a summons.
Vineland NJ Carl D. Harrison, 48, of the first block of Spruce Street, was charged Tuesday with shoplifting clothing valued at $234 from Sears on West Landis Avenue. Harrison also was processed on multiple unrelated warrants. He was held in the county jail in lieu of bail.
Michael L. Powell, 20, of the 300 block of County Home Road, Warrenton, N.C., and Jadea R. Jones, of Highway 58 in Warrenton, N.C., were each charged Tuesday with shoplifting video games valued at a total of $93.08 from Sears on West Landis Avenue. They were processed and released on summonses.
Johnson City TN A 51-year-old Johnson City man who allegedly pulled a knife when store employees tried to stop him for leaving Whites, 1950 Roan, St. with stolen property has been arrested and charged with three counts of aggravated assault and shoplifting.
Johnson City Police say employees tried to stop Terrance Norman, 1009 Buffalo St., from leaving the store with stolen merchandise Saturday, but backed off when he pulled the knife. That got him out the door, but not much further.
According to the police press release, officers saw Norman’s vehicle on University Parkway, stopped it and arrested Norman.
He has been charged with three counts of aggravated assault and shoplifting.
He is scheduled to appear in Washington County Sessions Court this afternoon.
Lee County Fla. A woman was nabbed Wednesday for shoplifting $932 worth of merchandise from the Neiman Marcus at the Miromar Outlets in Estero, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office reported.
Hazel Roberts, 20, of 3344 Lincoln Boulevard, Fort Myers, was charged with larceny theft after deputies said she took 12 items of clothing from the store and ran into the parking lot without paying for them.Three employees gave chase and caught her as she reached her vehicle, deputies said. Roberts fought with the employees until two of them managed to grab her keys and restrain her, they said.
NASHUA NH Two women were arrested Sunday for allegedly stealing from local stores.Nashua police arrested Delores Mitchell, 53, of 9 Applewood Drive in Hudson, around 4:40 p.m. for allegedly stealing from Kohl’s on Gusabel Avenue, police said.Police were called to the store Nov. 19 around 9 p.m. when employees reported that a woman had shoplifted and fled the scene. Police reviewed security tape of the store, and paired with the license plate of the car Mitchell allegedly got into, obtained a warrant for her arrest, police said.Mitchell is charged with felony shoplifting and could face up to seven years in prison, police said.She was released on personal recognizance bail and will be arraigned in Nashua District Court on Dec. 31, police said.Kara McCarty, 19, of 1-3/4 South St., Nashua, was arrested around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, police said. She’s charged her with felony shoplifting for allegedly taking video games worth more than $500 from the Target at 600 Amherst St. on Nov. 29 and 30, police said.McCarty was held on $5,000 cash or surety bail pending her Monday arraignment.
JENSEN BEACH Fla — Martin County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a 35-year-old woman after she tried stealing more than $400 worth of clothing from a Jensen Beach department store, according to a sheriff’s office report.
Spring Lyn Marriner took 24 various pieces of clothing off the racks at Kohl’s Department Store and concealed them within a stroller Friday, according to the report.
Marriner admitted to the theft and was very apologetic, according to the report.
Deputies arrested and charged her with retail theft of more than $300, which is a felony, according to the report. She was taken to the Martin County jail and bailed out later that day on $5,000.
Freemont NE Two men were arrested Sunday morning after being accused of shoplifting and fighting, Fremont Police reported.Jonathan M. Gunderson, 19, of Fremont was charged with obstructing a peace officer, a Class I misdemeanor, and minor in possession and disorderly conduct, Class III misdemeanors.Brian Gunderson, 22 of Fremont was charged with theft by shoplifting, a Class II misdemeanor.
Sgt. Bob Buer said officers were called at 3:18 a.m. Sunday to Kum & Go, 209 W. 23rd St., where Brian Gunderson was accused of entering the store, requesting a carton of cigarettes and then running out the door without paying. He was not arrested immediately following the incident.At about 5 a.m. Sunday, officers were called to the800 block of W. 10th Street because of a fight in progress. When officers arrived, Jonathan Gunderson took off running and was chased down by an officer.Buer said another officer recognized Brian Gunderson from the surveillance video at the store and then found several packs of the same brand of cigarettes that were stolen. A clerk at the store identified him.
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ORLEANS MA — A 24-year-old Chatham man was arrested on Main Street Monday afternoon after allegedly attempting to steal DVDs from the Super Stop & Shop at Cranberry Cove Plaza, police said.
Christopher Callender of Captains Landing was charged with shoplifting and larceny over $250, according to an Orleans Police Department press release said.
At about 3:15 p.m., police were called to the Stop & Shop for an alleged shoplifting incident, a police spokesman said. Officers were told a shoplifter had fled on foot after being confronted by store employees, the press release said.
The suspect allegedly dropped $858 worth of DVDs, which were tucked into store tote bags, near the front entrance before he fled, Stop & Shop employees told police.
Police learned the alleged shoplifter was picked up by a woman driving a green Pontiac Grand Prix, which is registered to Kelly Johnson of Yarmouth.
Police located the car on Main Street and stopped it, the press release said. Police searched the vehicle and found three tote bags full of DVDs and CDs in the trunk of the car. All were new but none were in their cellophane wrappers.
Callender told police the DVDs and CDs were all his, but he could not name the titles, the press release said. The goods were seized on the suspicion of being stolen.
Police said they later learned that Callender used to work at the Stop & Shop in Yarmouth but was let go last month for stealing DVDs.
Boston MA. Around 3:57PM, officers from District B-2 (Roxbury) were on patrol in the area of Warren and Quincy Streets when they were flagged down by down by a Walgreen’s employee and security guard.
Officers responded to the store and were informed that a store customer had just shoplifted numerous containers of deodorant and walked out of the store and failed to pay for them. The store employees then reported to officers that they followed the suspect outside the store and observed him walk to the rear of the store and steal a ladder that was lying behind the store.
Officers followed the direction that they were pointed and located the suspect a short while later carrying the ladder belonging to Walgreen’s, and a bag containing 16 containers of deodorant. The suspect, Cheval J. Holmes, 38, of Dorchester was arrested and charged with Larceny and Shoplifting. At the station, the suspect exclaimed, “Yeah, I stole that (expletive) and the ladder, that just slowed me down!”
Palm Desert Wal-Mart on Monterey Ave. Dalena Lopez, 22, of Palm Desert, was arrested on suspicion of shoplifting.
OCEAN SPRINGS MS — In unrelated shoplifting incidents three juveniles and two adults were arrested, Ocean Springs Police Department spokesman Michael Pol said.
Two 16-year-old boys were arrested last Wednesday and charged with one count each of shoplifting after they are accused of attempting to steal energy drinks, a video game and a digital camera from the U.S. 90 Wal-Mart.
In another incident Sunday, a 14-year-old girl was arrested on a shoplifting charge after she allegedly attempted to steal a gift set from the Family Dollar store.
Also last Wednesday, Beverly M. Wilson, 66, of Hastings Road, Gautier, and Lynda G. Bell, 60, of Lampkin Road, Moss Point, were arrested after a Wal-Mart employee caught them allegedly attempting to steal two bracelets and a watch from the store.
ROCHESTER NH — A Columbus Avenue resident who allegedly stole products from Family Dollar Store on Main Street and Sears in the Lilac Mall faces felony shoplifting charges because she has two prior shoplifting convictions and is being held on $5,000 cash-only bail.Heidi Rainier, 38, of 20 Columbus Ave., 307, appeared in District Court on Thursday via video from the House of Corrections to answer to two felony shoplifting charges.One charge alleges Rainier stole a “five-piece combo kit” from Sears in the Lilac Mall, an item valued at $259.99, on Nov. 12. The other charge alleges that on Nov. 19, Rainier stole merchandise from Family Dollar Store on Main Street, including clothing, a handbag and a feminine product, with an accumulated value of about $51.Rainier was previously convicted of shoplifting out of Rochester District Court on April 4, 2006, and Feb. 8, 2007.Rainier is being held on $5,000 cash-only bail. If she posts, Rainier will be monitored by Strafford County Community Corrections and is ordered to have no entry into Sears or Family Dollar Store. Assistant County Attorney Dorothy Walch explained she requested the cash-only bail because Rainier has prior felony charges, failures to appear and bail jumping. Rainier also has a suspended sentence over her head, Walch said.”She’s a flight risk,” Walch said.
SACRAMENTO, Calif Mall security cameras captured the images of a man who was apparently teaching a young boy how to rob and steal, according to authorities, reports CBS station KOVR-TV in Sacramento.Police say the man was showing the boy how to steal from Arden Fair Mall stores by sneaking in through the employee entrances.”He was basically mentoring this child in how to commit a burglary,” said security director Steve Reed.The pair was then caught on camera breaking into an unmarked police car in the mall parking lot, making off with a duffel bag.Authorities are searching for the man and the boy, and say they will look into charging the man with child endangerment. They note that the boy had a cast on one arm, and hope someone will come forward with information.
MILLTOWN, Del. Delaware State Police say a man trying to steal GPS units from a store punched a security officer and fled.
It happened about 7:40 p.m. Wednesday at the Kohl’s Department Store in Milltown.
Troopers say the man placed eight GPS units in a shopping cart and covered them with a sweat shirt. The store security officer went outside the store near the fire exit, and the suspect left through those doors with the unpaid-for merchandise.
Police say the security officer confronted the suspect, who punched him twice in the face. The suspect then took off in a car without the merchandise.
DOVER, Del.- A Felton man is facing shoplifting and related charges after being accused of stealing cologne from a department store and then leading police on a high-speed chase.
Dover police say that on Friday, Nov. 28 at 1:30 p.m., 22-year-old Christopher Russom stole cologne from the Sears in the Dover Mall. Police say responding officers spotted Russom leaving the mall in a red Ford Mustang. Police started to pursue Russom and discontinued the chase, due to traffic conditions.
Police were able to obtain a registration number that led to Russom’s arrest on Sunday, Nov. 30. Russom was charged with shoplifting, resisting arrest, second-degree reckless endangering, failure to stop on command, reckless driving and 11 other traffic-related charges. He was released after posting $11,400 secured bond.
Casper WY A Casper man faces allegations he assaulted a Wal-Mart security officer who suspected him of trying to shoplift football cards and a calculator on Black Friday.John David Christensen, 24, was arrested Friday morning on suspicion of assault after the security officer reported the incident at the westside Wal-Mart.The security officer told police he saw Christensen allegedly conceal a calculator and 11 packs of pro football cards inside a plastic tote box, according to a police officer’s sworn statement. The security officer said he was punched and elbowed when he tried to stop Christensen from leaving the store.The security officer, with the help of another employee, got control of Christensen and handcuffed him.
Police who responded noticed a red lump on the security officer’s forehead, along with a couple of small cuts on his head, the affidavit states.Christensen denied stealing anything from the store, according to police. He was arrested and booked into Natrona County Detention Center.The calculator and football cards were valued at $69.15.
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Her day starts with a review of security video footage from the stockroom and loading dock area as well as several other sensitive areas of the store.
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Police said that a security bouncer working at Mark’s Texas Hots nightclub on Monroe Avenue was taken to the hospital after being hit by a car.
Someone hit him and knocked the unidentified security bouncer to the ground.
Medical personnel and police responded to the club and the security person was transported to an area hospital. He has minor back injuries according to medical personnel.
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fayobserver.com — Twenty-dollar bills were fluttering from the windows of the Nissan Altima speeding up the highway at more than 100 mph.
“It was raining money last night,” Laurinburg Police Capt. Kim Monroe said Monday.
The cash was coming from two robbery suspects trying to get rid of evidence while they were trying to get away from police, investigators said.
The events that led up to the chase began with a robbery at the Big Lots store on South Main Street about 8 p.m. Sunday, Monroe said.
Two men carrying guns forced the five store workers on duty into an office and made the manager open the safe, Monroe said.
The men used rope to tie the employees together and left in a Nissan with about $2,000, Monroe said.
Moments later, Officer Robert Carlisle pulled a Nissan over on North Main Street for a traffic violation. Then he heard the description of the robbers and the getaway car.
As additional officers arrived, the men sped away in the Nissan, headed north toward Aberdeen on U.S. 15-501.
Police were assisted by Scotland County deputies and wildlife officers, Monroe said.
Speeds topped 120 mph, Monroe said.
The car was finally stopped by using spiked strips that deflated the tires, Monroe said.
The men — identified as Michael Anthony Leslie and Jeremy Donaldson Ross — were arrested and charged with robbing Big Lots.
Police reported finding a BB pistol in the car, Monroe said.
The two also have been charged with two robberies reported last week at the Dollar Tree and Pizza Hut in Laurinburg, Monroe said.
Witnesses in those incidents said one man wore a blue bandana to cover part of his face and the other wore white Latex gloves.
Big Lots workers told police that one of the robbers was wearing a blue bandana, Monroe said. Police also found Latex gloves in the vehicle.
Leslie, 38, of the 100 block of Charlie Lane in Carthage, and Ross, 28, of the 1700 block of Lower Moncure Road in Sanford, are charged with three counts each of armed robbery and conspiring to commit armed robbery; nine counts of kidnapping; and speeding to elude arrest.
Both have prior records, Monroe said.
In 1986, Leslie was sentenced in Oklahoma to 15 years for second-degree murder, according to the state’s Department of Correction records.
Leslie was released in February 2001, according to records.
Ross is wanted in Columbia, S.C., on armed robbery charges, Monroe said.
Both are in the Scotland County jail with bail set at $1million each.
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An out-of-control car crashed into a ditch and catapulted into a busy flea market south of Sebastopol on Sunday, coming to rest on its roof just yards from booths and shoppers.As spectacular as the post-collision scene appeared, no one at the market was injured, and the two women in the car apparently suffered only minor injuries, according to the CHP.
“It’s a miracle,” said Bob DeCaro, a security officer at Midgley’s Country Flea Market off Highway 116 south of Bloomfield Road.
It appears the car, a late-model Toyota Camry, was being driven toward Sebastopol about 11:45 a.m. when for some reason, the driver veered hard to the left across traffic.
The car ran over a small ditch, clipping a stand of mailboxes, crossed a dirt driveway, careened over another ditch and into a chain-link fence surrounding the flea market.
At least two large chunks of the car’s fender were left on the driveway.
The car then catapulted into the pampas grass and small trees lining the second ditch, flipping over and landing on its roof inside an unused parking area of the market.
“I heard a big bang and turned and saw it flip,” said Rolinda Smith, who runs a booth about 60 yards away. “I couldn’t understand what happened.”
Another nearby booth operator, Dawn Silveira, said she turned to see the car in the air.
“As it was flying, it did a 180-degree turn in the air and landed on its back.”
Mya Weston, whose sales booth is the nearest table to the crash, about 30 yards away, said she didn’t hear any brake sounds before the wreck.
“I just heard crunching in the bushes,” she said. “I looked around, and it just did a flip in the air. It was all in slow motion. It felt like five minutes, but it was five seconds. I thought it was going to blow.”
DeCaro said he rushed to the crash site, where an off-duty sheriff’s deputy and registered nurse were looking after the women.
“I was trying to back people off,” he said.
Another security guard, Sergio Cuevas, said the two women were conscious but “super shocked.”
A CHP officer accompanied the women, possibly a mother and daughter, to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital to try to determine what happened.
The women’s names were unavailable late Sunday.
Though details were still sketchy, CHP Sgt. Jeff Abrams suspected the driver may have swerved to avoid traffic that routinely backs up along that stretch of Highway 116.
There was no indication the driver was impaired by drug or alcohol use, he said. The car was registered out of Burlingame, so the occupants may have been shoppers visiting the area’s many antique and second-hand stores.
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Authorities say that a Shreveport City Jail officer has been placed on administrative leave after being charged with shoplifting over the week-end.
Employees of the store notified police of the incident and after an investigation, Owens confessed to taking a warm-up suit valued at less than $200, which later was returned to the store. Owens, who was hired as a jailer in August 2007, was immediately placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation.
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A man trying to flee from Wal-Mart security attempted to jump into a vehicle and was hit in the face by the driver and then struck by the vehicle.
Kevin Michael Coletti Duckworth was treated for a broken jaw and laceration to the chin, said Statesville Police Department Interim Assistant Chief Bill Halliburton.
Halliburton said police officers were called Saturday to the Wal-Mart on Glenway Drive Saturday at around 1:20a.m. and officers met with security officers and tried to talk with Duckworth, who was already in custody in the security office.
Halliburton said that loss prevention officers told police Duckworth and three others, two women and one man, were in the store earlier.
They said the four ran while a receipt was being checked at the door, and Duckworth tried to jump into a black Ford Bronco in the parking lot.
Halliburton said the driver of the Bronco hit Duckworth in the face and knocked him out of the vehicle. The Bronco then ran over Duckworth.
Halliburton said Duckworth was intoxicated and couldn’t offer much information.
Duckworth was taken into custody and treated for his injuries.
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An 18-year-old store cashier, his mother and an aunt were arrested Sunday after Collier County sheriff’s deputies say they stole merchandise from the Kmart store in Golden Gate.
Michael P. Hernandez and Maria Rodriguez, 41,both of 1798 55th St. S.W., were each charged with grand theft. Maria Lastenia-Cruz, 41, also of the same address, was charged with petty theft.
Hernandez is charged with “passing” items to his mother, Rodriguez, and his aunt, Cruz, on two separate occasions over the weekend while he was working as a cashier at the store, 4955 Golden Gate Parkway, arrest reports said.
A store security officer told deputies that on Saturday she watched Hernandez scan $184 worth of merchandise, void the transaction and then allow Rodriguez to leave the store with the items as if they were paid in full, reports said.
The security officer told deputies that on Sunday she once again watched Hernandez scan items for his family, reports said.
He passed $21.19 worth of items for Lastenia-Cruz and $175.30 for Rodriguez. After both transactions were complete, his aunt and mother left the store without paying for the merchandise, reports said.
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A Tempe man was arrested on Saturday after he allegedly punched a security officer and spit on an officer.
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www.privateofficer.com Private security officers spotted a male breaking into several apartments at an area apartment complex and gave chase of the suspect.
Police said that the burglar fled running through a neighborhood and eventually he tried to run across a busy freeway but was struck by oncoming traffic.
The suspect died after a car hit him in southwest Houston according to police.
Houston police said the man broke into two apartments at the Broadstone Uptown Lots on McCue Road shortly before he was killed late Saturday.
Security officers patrolling the area and police chased the man, who tried to run across the Southwest Freeway near Chimney Rock Road
At least one vehicle struck the man on the freeway. He died on the way to the hospital.
The driver who hit the man stopped and is not expected to face any charges.
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Detective James Costa said the arrest of Jeff Silva of 7 Felton St., New Bedford, was made with the help of two brothers who spotted the suspect after he allegedly broke into their pickup truck on Saucier Street about 5:30 p.m.
The civilians chased the suspect and detained him until police arrived.
Detective Costa said Mr. Silva was wearing a security guard’s uniform when he was arrested.
He is charged with breaking and entering in the nighttime into a motor vehicle, larceny of more than $250 and possession of burglary tools.
A Global Positioning System device was stolen from the truck and later recovered by police.
Based on reports from witnesses, Detective Costa said police have charged Mr. Silva with three other motor vehicle breaks that occurred overnight between Friday and Saturday.
Police said Mr. Silva will be arraigned Wednesday in New Bedford District Court.
Detective Costa urged residents to lock their vehicles and remove all valuables.
He said there have been a rash of breaks in which a laptop computer, GPS device and voice recorder have been stolen.
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Police responded to a 12:32 p.m. complaint at Trucchi’s Supermarket and arrested Scott Coull, 38, no address provided, on a charge of shoplifting.• Jennifer Dumont, 29, of 136 DeWert Ave., Taunton, was arrested at 3:47 p.m. on a charge of shoplifting from Trucchi’s.
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Bianca Blanchard, 20, 35 Middleton St., Dorchester, was arrested at 12:26 p.m. on Summer Street and charged with shoplifting by asportation.
Orem Utah A Provo woman was arrested Wednesday after reportedly trying to steal $140 of products from the Orem Wal-Mart. According to an Orem police department press release, 26-year-old Linsey Elaine Carter went through the self-checkout line but did not ring up her full purchase. Carter was detained until police arrived on the scene and discovered she had two warrants out for her arrest. Carter was also found with prescription medication hidden up the sleeve of her coat.
Nicole Bouche, 20, 124 Main St., Saugus, was arrested at 4:04 p.m. on Centre Street and charged with shoplifting by asportation and possession of a Class C drug.
HOUMA LA A 28-year-old man from Houma was arrested after he allegedly tried to leave Wal-Mart wearing new, unpaid clothes.
Calvalet Calloway, 309 East St., was arrested in the Grand Caillou Road Wal-Mart Wednesday. Employees called police at 3:22 a.m., telling officers he’d visited the store for the past three days.Police said they watched as Calloway put on a new pair of $24 shoes and put his old pair in the box. He also put on new pants, leaving his old pair in the changing room, they said.He was arrested and issued a summons for theft of goods by shoplifting
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Police were called to Target at the outer mall at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 22, to process Jason Vittoria, 20, of Hopatcong, on a shoplifting complaint signed by store security workers alleging he tried to take items worth $492, police said.
•Officers were called to Wal-Mart on Enterprise Drive at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 20, to process Diego A. Montoya, 33, of Dover, on a shoplifting complaint signed by store security workers alleging he tried to take items worth $414.64 from the store, police said.
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Bartlett woman faces several charges after a shoplifting arrest escalated Monday night. Jessica J. Byant, 38, of 1330 Northgate Drive, has been charged with felony criminal damage to state-supported property, resisting a police officer and retail theft, Bartlett police said in a news release.
Police gave this account: Officers responding to a shoplifting complaint at Bartlett Fresh Market found Bryant in the parking lot of Bartlett Plaza and discovered alcohol and food believed taken from the market in her purse.
After she was arrested and placed in a squad car, she kicked out a back window and attempted to kick officers who moved to subdue her.
Bryant was taken by ambulance to Northwest Community Hospital for psychological evaluation.
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A Kingsport man was arrested Thursday after allegedly pulling a knife on a loss prevention officer at the Stone Drive Wal-Mart. The scuffle ended when the man was tackled from behind by a second Wal-Mart employee. According to an incident report filed by the Kingsport Police Department, about 1:30 p.m. a loss prevention officer saw a man hide a store item under his clothes. The man then passed by the checkout aisles without paying. The loss prevention officer approached the suspect in the lobby before he exited the store, identifying himself as Wal-Mart personnel. When the man continued to walk away, the employee put his arm up to try and stop him. According to statements from the loss prevention officer, the suspect pulled his right hand out of his pocket to reveal a knife. He then allegedly swung his right arm in what appeared to be the beginning of a stabbing motion toward the store employee. Another loss prevention officer tackled the man from behind, knocking the knife from his hand. Kingsport police responded to place the suspect under arrest. Joshua Aaron Young, 22, of 1535 Fort Henry Drive, was charged with aggravated assault and public intoxication, as he allegedly admitted drinking a bottle and a half of liquor before the incident. According to the police report, Wal-Mart security charged him with shoplifting.
SHELBY NC – Days after police released information on two suspects wanted for attempted shoplifting, both individuals have been taken into custody.Roger Jimison and Patricia Hambright, of Tack Court, Kings Mountain, were identified by the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office as the two responsible for trying to steal pharmaceuticals from the D&N Mini Mart on Fallston Road.Capt. Alan Norman, of the sheriff’s office, previously told The Star that the two filled a totebag with merchandise Oct. 17 but a clerk saw them on the store video camera and confronted them. Norman said they then dropped the bag and fled the store, leaving in a 1999 green Saturn station wagon.Jimison turned himself in shortly after The Star’s coverage of the incident. Hambright was taken into custody earlier this week
Conway SC Two Conway women were charged with shoplifting from Wal-Mart, according to a police report.
Tiffany James, 26, and Richetta Sindab, 21, both of 301 El Bethel Road, were charged about 1:15 p.m. Monday after security at the Conway Wal-mart detained them, the report showed.Police said store security saw the women come into the store with two large handbags. The women took children’s hair bows and food before they tried to leave the store without paying, the report showed.
Central Valley NY A Mount Vernon man charged with stealing sunglasses at an outlet store in Woodbury Common turned out to have 25 bags of cocaine ready for sale, according to police.
The suspect Dewayne C. Johnson, 39, was charged with petty larceny, a misdemeanor, and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third-degree, a felony. He was caught at 4 p.m. Saturday, allegedly stealing a $130 pair of sunglasses from Saks Off Fifth Ave, Woodbury police said.
He was arraigned before Justice Christine Weinberg and sent to Orange County Jail in lieu of $50,000 cash or $100,000 bond. He is due to appear in town court Tuesday.
Jarrard Harris, 31, 147 Glenhill Road, Everett, was arrested at 2:53 p.m. on Broadway Street and charged with shoplifting by asportation.Christopher Cymbola, 20, of Grand Rapids, Ohio, was arrested for shoplifting over $1,700 in merchandise from Meijer. A Playstation system, 16 games, 9 DVDs and CDs, a Nintendo DS, a Playstation Portable accessory and hearing aid batteries were stolen
Salisbury MD
At approximately 3:43 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police Department received a call to respond to the Boscovs Department Store at the Centre at Salisbury for the report of a shoplifter. Upon arrival, the officers were advised by store security that store employees had observed the below listed suspect take property from its packaging, then remove it from the store without making payment. The packaging and property was recovered for the store. ARRESTED: Troy Wayne Emore, 29 years of age Seaford, Delaware
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Police said Salvador Hernandez-Mejia grabbed a woman’s purse right in front of Peterson’s Market on Southwest 10th and Morrison streets.
As the woman stood outside Peterson’s Market right along the MAX tracks police said that the robber came up from behind her and grabbed her purse.
A security officer told police that he was following his usual routine when he noticed the man and woman struggling right outside the market.
To make matters worse, officers said the robber hit the woman with her purse.
The security officer, who works at Peterson’s Market, ran out and tackled the robber, and subdued him police said.
“I see some guy hit that one lady and another guy he hit that guy and I go to help because that guy he try to run,” said the security officer Mario Alon. It all happened so quickly.
Hernandez-Mejia was arrested on charges of assault and robbery.
Police said he’s an illegal immigrant so he also has an immigration hold on him.
The victim was clearly distraught as she talked to detectives but she appeared to be OK.
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Denver CO. Nov 7 2008
Five people have been indicted in an ID theft operation in which they allegedly used bogus credit cards and bought methamphetamines with the cash they got after reselling purchased items, Aurora police announced Wednesday.
The Denver grand jury returned indictments last week against the five charging them with numerous counts, including violating the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act, theft, forgery, identity theft and conspiracy to commit computer crime, forgery, and theft.
The ring’s alleged leader, Shadwick Weaver, 35, was in custody in the Douglas County Jail when the indictment was handed down, police said. Weaver is facing 56 criminal counts and was being held on $500,000 bail.
Detectives from the police department’s economic crimes unit and a crime analyst began investigating the group in April after the found out that they may have been involved in a variety of white-collar crimes in Aurora and the north Denver metro area, detective Robert Friel, police spokesman, said.
The group members allegedly got hold of victims’ identities by burglarizing homes, breaking into cars and vehicle larceny, the detective said. The ring also possessed equipment that they used to manufacture documents such as counterfeit checks, credit cards, Social Security cards, drivers licenses, photo identities and employee badges. Detectives believe the group possessed about 300 such bogus documents, Friel said.
“We executed a search warrant and we believe we took away their tools that they were using to carry out the scheme,” the detective said.
In some cases, they would buy merchandise using the counterfeit checks or credit cards. The ring’s members would then resell the goods to make profit, which would then be used to buy methamphetamines, Friel said.
Detectives also think that some members would present a “temporary card” to a merchant to make purchases. However, the card would not have the magnetic stripe on the back of the card. Friel said that lack of special security features should let merchants know that the card is fake. Besides, he said, “temporary cards” do not exist.
“It’s a good warning for the business community; do not accept cards that are missing the traditional components of a credit or debit card,” Friel said.
The four others who were indicted and are in custody include James Bierce, 41; Carrie Robinson, 25; and Kelly Head, 35. Detectives continued to search for Levi Fairbanks, 25.
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Elkhart IN NOV 7 2008
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An Elkhart man was arrested after police said he wrestled with a security officer over a gun at Chicago Bar and Grill, 2425 Cassopolis St., early Sunday morning.
Corey J. Edwards, 31, of 2584 Links Drive, Apt. 2A, was arrested on a preliminary felony charge of criminal recklessness and preliminary misdemeanor charges of public intoxication and carrying a gun without a permit around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Elkhart Sgt. Todd Thayer said in a report.
According to the police report, Edwards had been asked to leave the bar by security for an unknown reason. According to witnesses, he then went to the parking lot and retrieved a semiautomatic handgun from his vehicle and fired shots into the air.
Edwards then re-entered the bar, witnesses reported, and security officers wrestled with him to get the gun.
During the altercation, the gun went off and a bullet hit the ceiling. Police said security was able to take the gun and subdued and detained Edwards until police arrived and arrested him. No one was injured in the incident police said.
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A 27-year old man who was found suffering from a gunshot wound by a private security officer in the 3600 block of East Golf Links Road has died at the hospital.
Police said the victim, identified as Quincy Brown was found by the security guard shortly after 8 p.m. on Wednesday, November 5.
Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or 88-CRIME.
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Leesville LA NOV 6 2008
Two people were injured when a homemade bomb went off inside the Leesville Wal-Mart on Saturday, Leesville Police reported.
Two 16-year-old boys have been arrested in connection with the incident that sent two to the hospital with minor injuries, Leesville Police Chief Bobby Hickman said in a statement released Monday.
Police said the device went off around 8:30 p.m. and was initially reported to them as gunshots coming from the sporting goods area of the store. It was later discovered that it was a “small bomb” that had been detonated by the teens in the men’s clothing section of the store.
A customer and an employee suffered minor injuries during the explosion. They were taken to a local hospital where they were treated and later released.
One of the unnamed juveniles was charged with criminal trespass and has been released to his parents.
The other teen faces charges of manufacture and possession of a bomb, theft of goods, simple arson, two counts of counts of negligent injury, disturbing the peace and aggravated assault. The second teen also has two previous and unrelated arson charges through Leesville Police, according to the release. He will be taken to a juvenile detention center.
Police said the store was cleared, and the boys were arrested after officials reviewed security tape from the store.
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Kennewick WA Nov 6 2008
A former Tri-Cities Fever football player was arrested Monday morning after he busted through a window in the boarding area at the Tri-Cities Airport.
Michael Rayfield Hodges, 25, of California, managed to get onto the tarmac just as Horizon Air flight 2103 was getting ready to leave for Seattle.
The 6-foot, 270-pound lineman played parts of four seasons for the Fever, including eight games this year.
Hodges’ intentions were not clear, said Dwayne Baird, public affairs manager for the Transportation Security Administration.
Baird said Hodges showed up near the security screening area in the airport about 9 a.m. After he found the screening area was closed, he used the exit door to get inside a secured boarding area.
Hodges reportedly told security officers that he didn’t have a ticket and did not know anyone on that flight. He didn’t have a reason to be at the airport, Baird said.
When a Franklin County Sheriff’s deputy asked him to leave, Hodges became angry, yelled obscenities, then broke through a window to get onto the tarmac where the loaded plane was preparing to leave.
It’s not clear if he was trying to board the plane.
A sheriff’s deputy shot Hodges with a Taser and then he was arrested. He was taken to Lourdes Medical Center for treatment before being booked into the Franklin County jail at 12:30 p.m. He is being held on suspicion of felony assault on a police officer.
Despite the breach, there was no danger to anyone at any time on the secure side of the airport, said Baird, who’s based in Salt Lake City. The TSA may bring civil charges, Baird said.
Hodges, who was a standout at Idaho State University, missed time last season with the Fever because of a knee injury.
“He was a guy that came across as real quiet, a real reserved guy,” said former Fever coach Dan Whitsett, who coached Hodges for two seasons. “He was a guy who always wore his emotions on his sleeve and always seemed to have a big heart.”
Hodges’ behavior is difficult to explain, Baird said, noting Hodges told the detectives that he doesn’t drink or use drugs.
Tri-Cities Airport Director Jim Morasch said the security breach was an unusual occurrence. “I’ve never seen anything like that before,” he said.
But he was satisfied with the way security agencies responded to the situation. “Everything worked the way it was supposed to,” Morasch said.
The incident delayed the Horizon flight by about a half-hour, said Dan Russo, Horizon’s vice president of marketing and communications.
Russo didn’t confirm or deny if Hodges was a passenger on the flight, citing company policies.
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www.privateofficer.com Authorities at the Charlotte Douglas Airport said a flight was diverted to the airport when an unruly and intoxicated passenger had to be restrained on board and the pilots needed law enforcement assistance. Federal agents and the airport police department responded to meet the plane on the tarmac and take custody of the female.
Police said that the crew used duct tape to restrain the unruly passenger on a flight from Puerto Rico to Chicago.
The FBI said the woman slapped a crew member on the buttocks and pulled a blind passenger’s hair.
FBI Agent Peter Carricato said the passenger also used profanity and was touching and jabbing other passengers.
Authorities said 45-year-old Maria Esther Castillo of Oswego, N.Y., has been charged with resisting arrest and interfering with the operations of a flight crew.
The flight was diverted Saturday to Charlotte, and police say that Castillo fought with police officers who came aboard the plane. She now faces a detention hearing on Thursday.
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Police are investigating the robbery of a school crossing guard who was on duty.
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Kerrville police on Tuesday said a man and a teenager arrested on shoplifting charges at the Wal-Mart there last weekend allegedly intended to use the loot — which included ski masks, black shirts and air pistols — to rob a supermarket that night.
Police Sgt. Drew Hufstedler said Wal-Mart security personnel apprehended Gregory Shupe, 20, and Jose A. Flores, 17, about 7:15 p.m. Friday.
Hufstedler said Flores told investigators of a plan to hold up the Super S Food Store upon leaving the Wal-Mart.
A third man associated with Shupe and Flores was not charged but corroborated Flores’ account, Hufstedler said.
Both suspects were charged with theft and conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery. They were jailed in lieu of $10,000 bail.
A Kerr County Jail official said Tuesday that Flores was released Saturday on bond and said Shupe remained in custody there.
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