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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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Rockingham NC
Two recent shoplifting incidents and one arrest have been reported by the Rockingham Police Department.
At a store at Falling Creek Plaza Shopping Center, Rockingham, suspects stole $65.12 worth of items in one incident and $57.61 worth of items in the second incident.
Both times the items were recovered.
Mary Faith Collins, 46, Smith Street, Rockingham, was arrested in connection with a shoplifting incident on a misdemeanor charge. Her bond was set at $300.
Sumter SC
The 13th time proved to be unlucky for a man described by police as a habitual shoplifter.
Clarence Lowery, 39, of 366 McDuffie St., was caught by employees at the Save-a-Lot grocery store, 674 W. Liberty St., after he was spotted stuffing three packages of pork ribs, valued at a total of $36, inside the waistband of his pants and walking out with paying for them at 9 a.m. Saturday, police said.
Employees detained him until police arrived.
He was charged with property crimes, third or subsequent offense, and taken to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center.
The emphasis in this case should probably be on “or subsequent” because, according to a police report, this was Lowery’s 13th shoplifting offense.
Redmond WA
Redmond Police arrested an 18-year-old man after he tried to break free from two security guards with stolen merchandise at the Target in the 17700 block of Northeast 76th Street last Friday at around 4:30 p.m.
The store’s security manager identified himself and approached the suspect after he broke an MP3 player out of the packing and put it in his pocket, according to Jim Bove, Redmond Police spokesperson.
The suspect tried to run away, but the store manager, along with the help of an assets protection guard, were able to contain the suspect, Bove said.
The suspect assaulted both security guards in his attempt to break free before he was handcuffed and taken to a back office for questioning.
The store manager then called Redmond Police, which showed up at the scene, searched the suspect and found, in addition to the MP3 player, some mini DVDs. Police also found some “throwing stars” and a “folding knife” on the suspect, Bove said.
Goose Creek SC
An 18-year-old Summerville man is charged with 15 crimes in connection to shoplifting case and get away at a Goose Creek Wal-Mart on Thursday.
Authorities believe he and a juvenile accomplice took $12 worth of bath products.
Arrested in the case was Johnny Arthur Byrd, 18, of North Maple Street in Summerville. He faces a variety of charges ranging from being a felon in possession of a firearm, to hit and run and three counts of assault with intent to kill.
As they attempted to flee, they reportedly caused a crash that wrecked four parked vehicles, triggering thousands of dollars in damage.
Byrd was taken to Trident Hospital for a mental evaluation and was later released and taken to the Berkeley County detention center, awaiting a bond hearing being scheduled.
A 15-year-old juvenile was also taken into custody and charged with possession of a stolen vehicle and shoplifting.
Buffalo NY
A Buffalo woman has been charged with petit larceny after being accused of stealing, along with another woman, about $300 worth of clothing from the J.C. Penney’s store in the Eastern Hills Mall on Thursday.
Store security officers detained Joni M. Jones, of Newburgh Street, Buffalo, and Erie County Sheriff’s Deputies Daniel Brinkerhoff and Robert Rine charged her with petit larceny and conspiracy.
Jones and her accomplice, who was not caught, are accused of bringing a couple of shopping bags with them and filling them with clothes before trying to leave the store without paying late Thursday afternoon.
ABERDEEN NJ Police have arrested a 46 year-old Keansburg man and charged him with robbery and shoplifting from the ShopRite located on Lloyd Road on May 19, officials said.
Stephen Rafferty, of Hancock Street is charged with robbery and shoplifting and then released on $2,500 bail.
Shop Rite store officials notified Aberdeen police at 2:45 p.m. that Rafferty was fighting with the store’s loss prevention officer after he had been approached about stealing goods.
Aberdeen police officer Matthew McDow arrived to find that Rafferty had resisted the loss prevention officer and fled on foot into a wooded area behind the store.
Officer Michael Plant eventually found Rafferty and took him into custody. An investigation revealed that Rafferty had tried to take $129 worth of food and other items from the store.
Assisting in the investigation were Sgt. Raymond Sosa and Detective Michael Lasko.
Spanish Fort AL
April 25, Robert D. Posey, 23, of West Blocton was charged with third-degree theft of property/shoplifting. The arrest was made at Belk in the Eastern Shore Centre.
April 25, Kashunda M. Brayan, 29, of Mobile was charged with third-degree theft of property/shoplifting and with second-degree possession of marijuana. The arrest was made at Dillard’s in the Eastern Shore Centre.
April 24, Rachael L. Myers, 18, of Fairhope was charged with third-degree theft of property/shoplifting. The arrest was made at Belk in the Eastern Shore Centre.
April 24, Eric B. Reed, 23, of Fairhope was charged with third-degree theft of property/shoplifting. The arrest was made at Belk in the Eastern Shore Centre.
April 18, Larry Dean Williams, 18, of Cummings, Ga., was charged with third-degree theft of property/shoplifting. The arrest was made at Kohl’s at the Spanish Fort Town Center.
April 11, Brittney M. Pettaway, 19, of Mobile was charged with third-degree theft of property/shoplifting. The arrest was made at Kohl’s at Spanish Fort Town Center.
April 11, second-degree possession of marijuana was reported on Bass Pro Drive near the La-Z-Boy furniture store at the Spanish Fort Town Center.
April 11, James A. Tripp, 21, of Loxley was charged with second-degree possession of marijuana. The arrest was made on Bass Pro Drive.
April 10, Michael Holmes Smith, 27, of Bay Minette was charged with third-degree theft of property/shoplifting. The arrest was made at Belk in the Eastern Shore Centre.
April 10, public intoxication was reported at Cellar 43 in the Eastern Shore Centre on Ala. 181.
April 10, Juston E. Palmertree Jr., 31, of Spanish Fort was charged with public intoxication. The arrest was made at Cellar 43 in the Eastern Shore Centre.
April 3, third-degree theft of property/shoplifting was reported at Belk in the Eastern Shore Centre. Merchandise valued at $167 was stolen. All items were recovered.
April 3, Rikki L. English, 29, of Loxley was charged with third-degree theft of property/shoplifting. The arrest was made at Belk in the Eastern Shore Centre.
April 3, third-degree theft of property/shoplifting was reported at Dillard’s in the Eastern Shore Centre on Eastern Shore Boulevard. Jeans valued at $30 were stolen. The merchandise was recovered.
April 3, Samone A. Brown, 28, of Foley was charged with third-degree theft of property/shoplifting. The arrest was made at Dillard’s in the Eastern Shore Centre.
April 3, negotiating a worthless instrument was reported at a residence on Buckingham Court.
April 3, a civil problem was reported in the parking lot of Climate Master on Jay Drive.
April 2, third-degree theft of property/shoplifting was reported at the ABC Store in Blakeley Square Shopping Center on Spanish Fort Boulevard. Liquor valued at $83 was stolen.
April 1, third-degree theft of property/shoplifting was reported at Best Buy in the Eastern Shore Plaza on Eastern Shore Boulevard. A Motorola cell phone, valued at $219, was stolen. The phone was recovered.
April 1, Chad S. Jones, 27, of Fairhope was charged with third-degree theft of property/shoplifting. The arrest was made at Best Buy in the Eastern Shore Plaza.
Cookeville TN
Eric Frank Jones age 18 of Rickman, TN was arrested for Shoplifting at Hills IGA on N. Washington Ave after Cookeville Police Officer Harrington responded. Mr. Jones consumed several items while in the store and concealed the wrappers. Jones would not cooperate with Police. Jones was charged with theft under $500 and transported to jail.
Kimberly Tasha Woolfrom age 20 of Crossville, TN was arrested and charged with Trespassing and Shoplifting at Wal-Mart on S. Jefferson Ave after Cookeville Police Officer Ward responded and found that Ms. Woolfrom had been banned from all Wal-Mart Stores and Police found items she could not show a receipt for from Wal-Mart on her person.
Daphne AL
April 20, Luke Daniel Stewart, 19, of Spanish Fort was charged with third-degree theft of property. The arrest was made at Wal-Mart on U.S. 98.
April 20, Timothy Darwin Steiner, 19, of Fairhope was charged with third-degree theft of property. The arrest was made at Wal-Mart on U.S. 98.
April 20, Amanda Nicole Raley, 24, of Fairhope was charged with two counts of third-degree theft of property. The arrest was made at Wal-Mart on U.S. 98.
April 3, Rachel Elizabeth Singler, 27, of Fitzpatrick was charged with third-degree theft of property. The arrest was made at Wal-Mart on U.S. 98.
April 3, Joshua Matthew Singleton, 30, of Fitzpatrick was charged with third-degree theft of property. The arrest was made at Wal-Mart on U.S. 98.
WOODBRIDGE NJ — Police arrested a Macy’s employee late Tuesday after he allegedly stuffed three T-shirts in his pants and tried to leave the store.
Omar Bailey, 30, of East Orange was stopped by security guards at the Woodbridge Center store at 10 p.m. Tuesday, police said. Officers responded and arrested him for a $289 warrant out of East Orange.
Bailey, who works in the receiving area of the store, was released after posting bail at police headquarters, police said. Macy’s security guards said they would sign complaints against him at a later date.
Millville NJ
John Reginald Lee, 47, of Buck Street was arrested Wednesday at ShopRite on a shoplifting charge. Police said it was his second shoplifting arrest that day. He was jailed on $1,500 bail.
Cincinnati OH
A security guard at the Walgreens in North College Hill stopped a wheelchair bound suspect from leaving the store with unpaid goods.
The incident happened at 1:45 this morning. Police say 60 year old Robert Hurt of College Hill tried to put $100 dollars in soap products into his backpack at the Walgreens on Hamilton Avenue. A store security guard noticed the alleged theft.
Hurt, who gets around in a motorized scooter, was stopped in the parking lot by the security officer. When he tried to get away, the security guard grabbed the scooter and forcibly held it to keep Hurt from leaving the scene until police arrived.
Hurt is charged with theft.
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NASHUA NH – Police officers saw a man running from a supermarket’s security guards and ultimately caught him and arrested him on a charge of shoplifting, police said.
Roger Wade, 66, of no fixed address, has prior theft-related convictions. He is being charged with Class B felony unauthorized taking for the theft Sunday at a city supermarket, police said.Police didn’t name the supermarket, or the items Wade allegedly stole.
WATERTOWN NY
A shoplifting incident at a Watertowm mall resulted in the arrest of a Lewis County woman.
Catherine A. Sweeney, 54, of 7569 Snell Road, Lowville was charged with Petit Larceny when State Police investigated a shoplifting complaint at the JC Penney store at Salmon Run Mall.According to investigators, Sweeney was found with $268.90 worth of miscellaneous items taken from the jewelry department of the store when she was stopped by a security officer. Sweeney was issued an appearance ticket for town of Watertyown court on January 15th.Sweeney is currently on probation in Lewis County so her arrest in Jefferson County may result in additional charges.
TAUNTON MA
Patricia Vernesoni, 56, of Fall River, was arrested and charged with shoplifting at the Sears store at the Silver City Galleria.
Jason Aaron, 22, of Middleboro, was arrested and charged with shoplifting at the Sears store at the Silver City Galleria.
SEABROOK NH
Sarah A. Nearis, 18, 500 Broadway, Malden, was arrested and charged with shoplifting. Officer Gelineau made the arrest at Wal-Mart Saturday at 5:30 p.m.
LAWRENCE MA
Ernesto Luis Rivera, 33, 11 Summer St., shoplifting by concealment, 4:30 p.m., 700 Essex St.
KINSTON NC
Kejuan A. Shackleford, 18, 506 Walston Ave., Kinston, Dec. 28, misdemeanor shoplifting. Bond: $300. Arresting officer: C. Coulombe.
PALM SPRINGS CA.
A woman was reported stealing video games from the Target store on Highway 111 and leaving in a gray-colored Yukon. The officers learned the car was registered to a 35-year-old Indio woman. She was arrested on suspicion of commercial burglary.
Kohl’s Department Store employees called police to report a burglary in progress. Store security had stopped a 31-year-old Indio man. The store employees saw the man load a basket of clothes after cutting off the sensor tabs. He left the store without paying, went to his car and put the items in his trunk. The man then went back into the store, collected more clothes and tried to exit the store again.
RICHLAND WA Two Pasco residents were arrested Christmas Eve after attempting to shoplift about $1,000 worth of merchandise from Kohl’s Department Store in Richland, police said.
Rachel L. Robinson, 23, and Pedro Saenz, 18, were observed shoplifting at 3 p.m. by store security who then followed the pair, who were pushing a toddler in a stroller, outside the store, Richland Police reported.
Both suspects wouldn’t return with the security into the store to wait for police and got into their car and drove away. They left behind the stroller, a diaper bag and a purse.
The suspects turned themselves into the Richland Police where they were charged with second-degree theft.
Atlanta GA. The Macy’s store at Lenox Square was targeted by smash-and-grab robbers, Atlanta police said.
The robbery happened around 5 a.m. Friday at the Buckhead store.
According to investigators, the store’s Peachtree Street window was smashed in, and clothing was found on the ground outside.
Police said the robbers ran off before mall security could catch them. Security did get a description of the men and their car. Those descriptions were not released.
The robbery is the second at the Macy’s store in two weeks.
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A 37-year-old woman from Detroit was arrested after being naughty in a Target Store in Southfield.
The woman was arrested about 4:15 p.m. Thursday after store security officers said she tried to use a counterfeit $100 bill to pay for $20 worth of merchandize, according to Lt. Nick Loussia. The suspect was turned over to Southfield Police, who found several other counterfeit bills in her possession, he said.
The U.S. Secret Service, the federal agency that oversees counterfeit currency cases, was called. “They will assist us in this case,” Loussia said.
The woman was not identified pending her arraignment in 46th District Court.
Rome GA. Rome Police arrested two Wednesday on shoplifting, drug and resiting arrest charges after Wal-Mart employees found one suspect had taken merchandise, reports stated.
Oscar Blaine Crosby, 45, of 7246 Rockmart Hwy. in Silver Creek and Bobby Joe Tidwell, 23, of 1252 Plesant Valley Road in Silver Creek, were both arrested at the West Rome Wal-Mart on Redmond Circle after Crosby was suspected of shoplifting.
When police approached the two, sitting in the parking lot of the Wal-Mart in a white Ford Taurus, Crosby resisted arrest and ran from police into the woods behind the store after being pepper sprayed in the right eye.
The two remained at the Floyd County Jail this morning with no bail, with Crosby facing charges of theft by shoplifting and obstruction or hindering law enforcement officers along with a hold for Chattooga County.
Tidwell remains with no bail on felony possession of methamphetamines and a misdemeanor charge of possession of drug related objects.
Buffalo NY A man and a 13-year-old accomplice were arrested Thursday for allegedly trying to shoplift more than $1,700 worth of video games and DVDs from Target on Delaware Avenue, police said.
Target security alerted police to the alleged theft. Officials said the suspect, Craig M. Moss, 25, of Fenton Street, entered the store with the girl, whose name was not released.
Moss allegedly loaded up a plastic storage container placed inside a shopping cart with goods, then left the store.
Moss was charged with fourth-degree grand larceny and endangering the welfare of a child. The girl was charged with fourth-degree grand larceny.
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY Fla — A suspected shoplifter threatened a loss prevention officer with a pruning tool, then ran into another store where deputies found him hiding behind a stack of shoes, according to an Indian River County Sheriff’s Office report.
Javoris Ladarius Thorpes, 18, of the 1600 block of 30th Avenue, was charged Tuesday with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, shoplifting, resisting arrest and resisting a merchant. He was being held in lieu of $9,000 bail at the Indian River County Jail.
A Dillard’s loss prevention officer spotted Thorpes at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday trying to leave the store at the Indian River Mall with two pairs of jeans stuffed into a handbag, the arrest affidavit said. The officer approached Thorpes, who threatened the man with a pruning tool and fled, the report said.
While running through the mall parking lot, an off-duty Sheriff’s dispatcher said she spotted Thorpes and warned him to stop as he fled into the wooded area in the 6300 block of 20th Street. Thorpes later emerged from the woods and went into a home goods store east of the mall. Deputies said Thorpes noticed them and ducked behind a stack of shoes.
Deputies later found Thorpes’ handbag with the jeans and the pruning tool.
FRAMINGHAM MA
A pair of Dorchester siblings Monday went on a shoplifting spree at Walmart while their unknowing mother shopped, police said.
Police arrested Chantaylor R. Perkins-King, 21, and her brother, Demounte D. Perkins-King, 17, at 11:55 a.m. after store security caught them leaving with shopping carts full of stolen items, Lt. Paul Shastany said.
The pair stole a combined $746 worth of items, with the most expensive being a $45 camera, the lieutenant said.
Other stolen items included hooded sweatshirts, jeans, an umbrella, bras, several packages of panties, knit pants, several sets of headphones, some knives, socks, a belt, purses, a wallet and a DVD.
The duo went to the store with their mother and Chantaylor’s children. The mother and her grandchildren got separated from the siblings, who store security said started filling their carriages.
Investigators do not believe the mother was involved.
“She said if she knew what was happening, she would have stopped it,” Shastany said.
The duo, both of 225 Norfolk St., were both charged with larceny of property worth more than $250.
Both were released without bail after pleading not guilty in Framingham District Court yesterday. They are due back in court on Jan. 26 for a pretrial conference.
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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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ROGERSVILLE TN — It was bad timing for alleged shoplifter Cody Ray Stapleton, who was allegedly spotted by a Rogersville police officer early Monday leaving Wal-Mart with merchandise stuck in his pants.
The item turned out to be a can of computer dust remover.
Rogersville Police Department Officer Ron Skelton stated in his report he was on routine patrol and speaking to a store employee at the entrance to the Wal-Mart store on Route 66 when he spotted Stapleton, 22, 228 BullsGap/St. Clair Road, Bulls Gap, attempting to exit the store.
“I gave a verbal command for the male subject to stop,” Skelton said. “At this time I asked him what he had concealed in his pants. He proceeded to remove a can of ‘Clean Safe’ dust remover from the crotch area of his pants.”
Skelton said he told Stapleton he was under arrest for shoplifting and for him to put his hands behind his back, but Stapleton refused.
When Skelton attempted to place Stapleton’s hands behind his back, Stapleton allegedly pulled away and attempted to break for the door.
At that point Skelton “assisted the male subject to the ground, and after a brief struggle was able to place hand restraints on him.”
Stapleton was charged with theft under $500 and resisting arrest. He is scheduled for arraignment in Hawkins County Sessions Court on Sept. 3.
Naples Fla
GRAND THEFT; K-Mart, 4383 Ninth St. N. A 16-year-old juvenile was arrested by detectives investigating the theft of merchandise
Valdosta GA
Jerrod McGee, 20, of Madison, Fla., and a juvenile were arrested at 5:57 p.m. for shoplifting a DVD and a CD, valued at $34, from a store on Inner Perimeter Road, according to police reports. McGee was also charged with interference of an officer, according to reports.
Taunton MA
Brian McCarthy, 18, of 635 Seekell St., East Taunton, was arrested at 2:10 p.m. and charged with shoplifting from the Galleria Mall
Clayton May, 19, of New Bedford, was arrested at 7:35 p.m. and charged with shoplifting from the Galleria Mall.
Wilkes PA
A Wilkes man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after being caught shoplifting in Wal-Mart. Police report they were called to the store shortly after 2pm. Loss prevention personnel had detained 28-year old David Isaac Johnson of Wilkesboro. He had been seen putting a number of items in his pants pocket and walking out of the store without paying. The items included two CO-2 bottles, a holster, an air pistol, and pellet ammunition. Total value is over 100-dollars. Johnson was charged with larceny, and jailed under a 500-dollar secured bond. All the merchandise was returned.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb A Grand Island woman faces charges after she allegedly crashed her truck into a store while being chased for shoplifting.
Maria Del Carmen-Alvarado, of Grand Island, is accused of hitting a Gordman’s store on Saturday. Police say she was trying to get away from store employees who were chasing her. Authorities says she also grazed a parked car and nearly hit a pedestrian.
Del Carmen-Alvarado was taken to a hospital, where she was treated and then taken into custody.
Police say the case has been referred to the Hall County attorney’s office for criminal mischief and shoplifting three sweaters priced at about $47.
MILLVILLE NJ
Deasha M. Brown, 19, of East Vine Street, was arrested Tuesday on two counts of shoplifting following an incident at Cumberland Crossing shopping center on North 2nd Street. She also had six outstanding warrants. Brown was taken to Cumberland County Jail in lieu of $1,469 bail.
Tyreese A. Harold, 19, of Sewell, was arrested Tuesday on two counts of shoplifting following an incident at Cumberland Crossing shopping center. She also had an outstanding warrant. Harold was taken to CCJ in lieu of bail.
Police arrested two females Tuesday after they allegedly stole $1,079.83 worth of merchandise from Kohl’s on North 2nd Street.
Alice E. Hannah, 51, of Greenwich, was charged with shoplifting and contempt following the incident. She was taken to CCJ in lieu of bail.
A 15-year-old Greenwich resident was also charged with shoplifting following the incident. She was released to her mother.
The stolen items were returned to the store.
EVANSVILLE, IN Evansville police are searching for a woman who they say pulled a knife when confronted about shoplifted merchandise.
It happened around 7:30 Wednesday night at Gordman’s just off the Lloyd Expressway at Burkhardt Road.
Police say the woman and two others picked up clothes and a purse and started to leave when they were confronted by a loss prevention employee.
They say the woman then pulled a knife from her pocket and left the store. Police did not have a description of the suspects
Show Low AZ
- Sidney Dean Harris, 23, of Show Low and Adrianne Tubby, 29, of Show Low were arrested on charges of shoplifting after they reportedly left the Maverik store without paying for a 30-pack of beer. Harris’ alleged shoplifting offense became a felony once police learned he had two prior convictions for shoplifting in the past 13 months. Harris also had an outstanding misdemeanor warrant for his arrest. Both men were booked and held.
Tammy Lynn Tapia, 38, of Springerville was cited on a shoplifting charge. She reportedly tried to leave Wal-Mart with $87 worth of merchandise.
Vineland NJ
Carl D. Harrison, 48, of the first block of Spruce Street, Bridgeton was charged Aug. 21 with shoplifting from Boscov’s department store at the Cumberland Mall. Harrison was processed and released on a summons
Bainbridge GA
Carlos Posas, 25, 804 E. Water St., Bainbridge, shoplifting
Cashanda Lanta Hicks, 23, 851 MLK Jr. Drive, Apartment 12-F, Bainbridge, shoplifting
Bruce Madge, 20, 273 Baxley Road, Bainbridge, theft by taking,
FREMONT CA A local woman was arrested after she attempted to steal an air mattress from a local department store according to police.
Crystal Mills, 34, was charged with theft by shoplifting after store security personnel caught her at the Kmart store located on Oak Harbor Road.
According to Fremont police reports, store employees spotted Mills pass all points of purchase and leave the store with a cart containing the mattress and a container of cole slaw.
A store security agent confronted Mills and escorted her to the security office. The total value of the stolen goods was $106.23.
Police arrived at the store and transported Mills to the station where she was later released pending a court appearance
Jamestown NY
Lester D. Rowland, 21, of Jamestown, was charged with larceny Saturday. Rowland was allegedly caught stealing form the Rite Aid on South Main Street by store security. Officers arrested Rowland and transported him to city jail.
EDWARDSVILLE PA– A man facing charges that he stole fish and meat from a Wilkes-Barre grocery store in May was arrested Wednesday night and charged with stealing from another store.
Raymond John Cordy, 50, of Horton Street, Wilkes-Barre, was charged with two felony counts of retail theft. He was released on $2,500 unsecured bail.
Edwardsville police said Cordy exited Redner’s Market with a garbage bag filled with eight cans of crab meat and two packages of meat products at about 7:30 p.m., according to the criminal complaint.
The value of the merchandise was $250, police said.
A preliminary hearing is tentatively scheduled for Sept. 4 in Central Court.
Cordy is facing several retail theft charges in Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas for allegedly stealing items from Schiel’s Family Market, George Avenue, in May, according to court records.
WILKES-BARRE TWP. PA.
Police arrested three male juveniles, ages 13, 14 and 15, all from Wilkes-Barre, for allegedly shoplifting at JCPenney store at Wyoming Valley Mall around 8 p.m. Tuesday, police said.
According to store security, the juveniles left the store without paying for $248 worth of clothing. They will each be charged with a misdemeanor count of retail theft.
Two boys, ages 14 and 15, both from Newark, N.J., were arrested for shoplifting at Wal-Mart
Supercenter at Wilkes-Barre Township Marketplace on Wednesday afternoon, according to police.
Store security told police the juveniles left the store without paying for $28.13 worth of merchandise. They were both charged with a summary count of retail theft, police said
Rome GA.
Rome woman charged with shoplifting was released from jail today on $1,350 bail.
According to Floyd County Jail records:
Dorothy M. Morgan, 62, was arrested by Rome police Sunday afternoon at the Kmart Super Center, 1401 Turner McCall Blvd., and charged with shoplifting.
Reports stated Morgan stole a blouse; a shirt; Sponge Bob Square Pants pajamas; Stetson perfume; vanilla musk; and a ribeye steak. The items were valued at a total of $94.81.
Millville NJ
Joskyzei Diaz, 25, of East Park Avenue was arrested Friday for stealing $1,430 from his employer, the Official Time Out bar on East Landis Avenue. He was held at Cumberland County Jail on $50,000 bail.
Police arrested Roberto Conde, 39, of East Cherry Street for shoplifting and three outstanding warrants at 1:30 p.m. Friday. He was held at the county jail on $4,197 bail.
Milagros Feliciano, 31, of South 2nd Street, Millville, was arrested for shoplifting Friday afternoon at Kmart on South Delsea Drive.
Lexington KY
A teen who police say was caught shoplifting now faces felony charges after investigators say he punched an officer.
Police say the 14-year-old boy took 18 dollars worth of candy from the Family Dollar in Paris on Monday. Employees asked the teen to return the candy and wait for police, which he did, until the officer pulled up.
Witnesses say the teenage football player kicked, pushed, and hit the officer in the arm, trying to do whatever he could to get away. the officer was taken to the hospital to be checked out, but is expected to be okay.
The teen is now being held at the Fayette County Detention Center on charges of shoplifting, resisting arrest and assault on a police officer, which is a felony.
BRIDGEWATER NJ—A shoplifter recently swiped more than $1,000 worth of anti-aging cream from a store at the Bridgewater Commons, according to a report released Tuesday by township police
A Bath & Body Works employee told police that someone stole $1,220 worth of skin regenerating serum from the store between 11:30 a.m. and noon Aug. 26, according to authorities.Police said the person got away with 17 containers of the serum, which was displayed on a table in the middle of the store.There are no suspects, police said.According to the Bath & Body Works Web site, the serum is sold under the name of dermatologist Patricia Wexler. The product “boosts skin’s own regenerative powers to diminish the visible signs of aging,” according to the site
Denver CO. A 17-year-old boy was issued a summons for theft Aug. 22 after he was caught stealing sunglasses from an area mall. Officers were dispatched at 11:21 a.m. to JC Penney, 14658 Delaware St., in reference to a shoplifter who had been detained. The store’s security guard stated he watched as the teen put two pairs of sunglasses in his pocket and walked out without paying. He was handcuffed and later released to his parents
NATICK MA- A Framingham woman was arrested Saturday at 3:15 p.m. after police said she shoplifted from J.C. Penny at the Natick Collection.
Liliana Gladys Justiniano, 21, of 6A Interfaith Terrace, was charged with shoplifting of property worth less than $100, police said.Woman arrested on shoplifting charge, warrants
An Everett woman was arrested Saturday at 4:47 p.m. after police said she shoplifted from the Sunglass Hut at the Natick Collection.
April Thibeault, 31, of 14 Staples Ave., was charged with larceny of property worth more than $250 after police said she stole four pairs of sunglasses valued at $2,500.According to police, Thibeault also had a West Roxbury District Court warrant that charged her with failing to appear for jury duty.Police said Thibeault also had a Charlestown District Court warrant charging her with driving without a license and driving an unregistered vehicle.
Kinston NC William C. Galloway, 41, 719 Thompson St., Kinston, misdemeanor shoplifting. Bond: $500.
Jordan Kritz, 19, 141 Brandy Ave., La Grange, Aug. 30, misdemeanor aid and abet/shoplifting. Bond: $500.
Dean Travis Layden, 17, 3827 Random Road, Kinston, Aug. 30, misdemeanor shoplifting. Bond: $500.
New York City NY A security guard at Century 21, the department store at 22 Cortlandt St., stopped a man trying to walk out of the place at 4:26 p.m. Mon., Sept. 1 without paying for a jacket and several pairs of Dolce & Gabbana socks, police said. The suspect, Jerry Gant, 46, was charged with burglary because he was under a “no trespass” order issued on previous arrests at the store, police said
El Mirage AZ.
El Mirage officers responded to the 12900 block of West Thunderbird for a shoplifting call. A 40-year-old Sun City West resident was placed under arrest and transported to Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, along with an additional charge for failure to appear on a driving-under-the-influence case with a $12,605 bond.
Robbery. At about 6:52 p.m., a male subject was walking on El Mirage Road just north of the Walgreens drug store. A male subject drove up in a black Ford and demanded the victim’s backpack. The victim, fearing for his safety, gave the backpack to the subject. The victim’s backpack contained a laptop computer.
Cookeville TN.
Michael Dale Smallwood was cited for Shoplifting and Drug- Paraphernalia at WalMart on S. Jefferson ave.
ST. Charles MD
Charles County Sheriff’s officers responded to Macy’s department store on Mall Circle Dr. in Waldorf for the report of a shoplifter. Investigation revealed the suspect, Roger Wayne Grizzard, 21, of Waldorf, concealed numerous clothing items and attempted to leave the store without paying. He was apprehended by a security guard without incident. Grizzard was charged with theft under $500.
St. Charles IL
• Rosa Elvira Rodriguez, 31, of 122 W. Pomeroy St., West Chicago was arrested Sept. 4 and charged with retail theft after allegedly stealing a pair of black Bongo shoes valued at about $45 from Kohl’s Department Store, according to police.
Mercedes Cuazitl, 26, and Dolores Coaxiola, 30, both of 5300 River Lane in Hanover Park were arrested Aug. 31 and charged with retail theft after allegedly stealing socks, children’s pants and various undergarments with a combined value of about $190 from Kohl’s Department Store.
Ontario CA.
31 year-old Richard Speers of 67 Palace Drive was arrested on the 10th of September at 3 pm at his residence and charged with one count of assault and one count of theft under $5,000.00 in relation to shoplifting incident that took place on the 2nd of August around 1 pm when it is alleged that the accused attended at Zellers in the Station Mall and stole a pair of sunglasses. When he was confronted by the store security officer, the accused pushed the officer, threw the sunglasses to the ground and fled. He is to appear in court on the 20th of October.
Oro Valley AZ police responded to a report of shoplifting at the Kohl’s department store, 7785 N. Oracle Road. Store workers had detained a woman who allegedly stole about $850 in store merchandise. Officers questioned the woman, who admitted to placing several items into a black bag she brought to the store with her, according to a police report.
The woman also told officers that she had been arrested on a shoplifting charge in January after taking items from an area Target. She was arrested on a charge of shoplifting and banned from all Kohl’s stores before being released.
police responded to a report of shoplifting at the Kohl’s department store, 7785 N. Oracle Road. Store employees had detained the alleged shoplifter, a female who store workers said had stuffed several junior’s clothing items into her handbag and tried to leave the store. The woman admitted to police that she tried to steal the clothes, according to an incident report. Among the items police recovered were seven shirts and five pairs of shorts worth an estimated $324. Police arrested the woman on a shoplifting charge before releasing her from custody.
PASCO, Wash.–An alert Rite Aid Pharmacy employee helps Pasco police put a shoplifter behind bars. Around 8:00 p.m. Wednesday (September 10th) night, police say 41-year-old Daniel Campbell, had been drinking when he walked into the Rite Aid on North Fourth Avenue, stole two 30 packs of beer and left.
One of the clerks actually followed Campbell out of the store, helping officers track him down. He didn’t get too far.
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Mesa AZ Aug 28 2008
A man was found dead Monday morning inside a truck parked at a Mesa Wal-Mart.
Police don’t know how long 31-year-old Adrian Arviso had been dead before a Wal-Mart security guard noticed that his truck had been there for days and called police.
The Wal-Mart is located at 6131 E. Southern Ave.
Mesa police spokesman Detective Steve Berry said the security guard noticed a foul odor and saw Arviso “slumped over in the front seat of the truck.”
The truck was parked in an area where there are few passersby.
Police don’t suspect any foul play in Arviso’s death and there were no signs of trauma.
The cause of his death will be determined during an autopsy at the Maricopa County Forensic Science Center, police said.
FT.Wayne IN
Denise Wallace is accused of pepper-spraying store security officer Rashon Thomas when he tried to arrest her for shoplifting in the Wal-Mart at 5311 Coldwater Road around 4 p.m. Tuesday.Thomas wasn’t seriously injured, according to Fort Wayne Police officer Christopher Reed’s incident report. Wallace, age and address unavailable, faces battery and criminal conversions charges.
Elk Grove CA Aug 16 2008
7960 Gerber Road, near Power Inn Road, arrest. Courtney Pritchard, 33, was arrested at 10 p.m. July 29 on suspicion of petty theft and possession of narcotics paraphernalia. Pritchard entered SaveMart and was reportedly seen by store security officers loading his backpack with merchandise. He allegedly left without paying and was stopped by security officers . A search revealed two metal pipes commonly used for smoking narcotics in his wallet, according to reports.
L. NAZARETH TWP. PA Aug 21 2008 A pair of women from East Stroudsburg tried to leave the Kohl’s department store on Route 248 on Saturday with more than $1,000 in clothing, police said.
Marjorie Aristide-Moreau, 34, and roommate Janice M. Erskine, 43, removed the tags from a large number of items Saturday about 1 p.m. and pushed a shopping cart into the parking lot before being stopped by store security, according to court documents.
The alleged stolen merchandise totaled $1,012.
The women were charged with retail theft and conspiracy to commit retail theft. They were sent to Northampton County Prison in lieu of $3,000 bail each.
BOARDMAN OH — Police are investigating a report of a shoplifter who threatened to harm a store security officer.
The security officer at Sears, Southern Park Mall, told police that a man selected 12 pairs of work pants, valued at about $300, about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. When the man came out of a dressing room, the officer saw the man had stuffed the pants under his shirt. He then started to walk out of the store without paying.
The guard stopped the man outside and initially the man was cooperative, but the man then told the security officer that he had something in his pocket that the officer didn’t “want to get poked with” and placed his hand in his pocket, a police report said.
The store employee backed off and the man got into his car, but the security officer prevented the man from closing the door. When the car moved, the security officer was struck by the door as the man drove off.
JACKSONVILLE, FL — A shoplifting suspect is in custody after a crash on Atlantic Boulevard.
Police say the suspect stole some items from Burlington Coat Factory in Regency. As he was leaving in his SUV an officer arrived on the scene and followed him.
Officers say the suspect crashed his SUV into a pickup in the intersection of Atlantic Boulevard and Monument Road.
The suspect was taken into custody.
The driver of the pickup was not seriously hurt.
Traffic was slow at the intersection for more than an hour. A tow truck had to get into the middle of the road to pull the pickup out of the way.
Shoplifting: Police arrested Brittney O’Hara of the 15000 block of 85th Avenue, Palm Beach Gardens and charged her with petit retail theft.
North Lebanon PA
Garry Unger, 52, New Oxford, was charged with taking $232 in merchandise from Wal-Mart, 1355 E. Lehman St., without paying for it at 12:45 p.m. Aug. 13, police said.
N. Londonderry PA
Two boys from Hershey were charged with taking $58 in merchandise from Wal-Mart, 100 N. Londonderry Square, at 2:45 p.m. Saturday, police said.
Douglas County CO.
Police responded to a report of shoplifting at The Buckle in Park Meadows, 8045 Park Meadows Center Drive, at 2:52 p.m. Aug. 8. A 22-year-old employee at the store told the deputy she saw the suspect enter the store at about 2 p.m., select two shirts and enter a changing room. The employee saw the woman leave the changing room a short time later without the shirts. The employee found two sensors that previously were attached to the shirts in the changing room and called the police. Police found the 21-year-old woman in the mall, who surrendered the two shirts and a black wallet to the officer. The officer also determined the woman had an outstanding warrant for theft in Westminster. As the woman was being taken to the police sub-station, she told the officer, “I’m sorry. I don’t have any money.” The total theft is valued at $124.
MILLVILLE NJ
Josephine Rivera, 61, of the 200 block of South 2nd Street, was charged Sunday with shoplifting a pack of Tums antacids valued at $2.49 from ShopRite on North 2nd Street. She was processed and released on a summons.
Juan R. Vargas, 42, of Hammonton, was arrested Monday on charges of shoplifting and contempt. He was taken to CCJ in lieu of $10,437 bail.
HUMBLE TX
On Aug. 2, Kim Baylor, 31, was arrested for theft at Deerbrook Mall. Officer E. Squier was the arresting officer.
* On Aug. 2, Karen Baylor, 28, was arrested for theft at Deerbrook Mall. Officer J. Culp was the arresting officer.
* On Aug. 3, Gerado Zavala, 18, arrested for theft at Deerbrook Mall. Officer B. McCandless was the arresting officer.
On Aug. 3, Deputy Burr responded to a shoplifting call at Target in Atascocita. Ryan Stanley, 17, of Humble, placed an AM/FM car CD player, valued at $169, inside the box of a CD car carrier worth $21. After re-sealing the box, Stanley proceeded to the cash register to make his purchase and was arrested for theft.
* On Aug. 3, Deputy Burr responded to a report of a shoplifter in custody at HEB in Atascocita. Amy Smith, 30, of Dayton chose the self-checkout line to purchase a basket full of groceries, but did not scan all the items before placing them in bags. After an inventory of the groceries, Smith was found to have scanned and paid for only $100.54 of the $117.92 worth of merchandise. She was arrested for theft.
* On Aug. 6, Deputy Carroll responded to a report of a shoplifter in custody at CVS Pharmacy in Atascocita. The manager observed Dustin Gorham, 27, of Kingwood, select a GPS system and carry it to the back of the store. Gorham emptied the contents of the box in the purse of a companion and returned the empty box to the shelf. The pair was stopped when they attempted to exit the store without paying. Gorham was charged with theft, but no charges for filed on his companion.
Pascagoula MS
Lowe’s parking lot, Ashley Shanet Tillman, 26, Woodforest Drive, Gulfport, arrested for shoplifting. Astrin Shanay Tillman, 26, arrested for shoplifting second, and Jennifer Marie Shaw, 20, Hensley Avenue, Gulfport, arrested for shoplifting.
Fort Oglethorpe GA
Thomas Hall, 28, of 217 Mineral Ave., Rossville, was arrested on Aug. 8 and charged with shoplifting.
Magen Hampton, 25, of 2716 Chattanooga Valley Road, Flintstone, was arrested on Aug. 8 and charged with shoplifting.
Roxanna Evens, 17, of 2715 13th Ave., Chattanooga, was arrested on Aug. 10 and charged with shoplifting.
Keandra Tucker, 19, of 3229 5th Ave., Chattanooga, was arrested on Aug. 10 and charged with shoplifting.
Paul Jenkins, 41, of 1611 Glowmont Drive, East Ridge, Tenn., was arrested on Aug. 13 and charged with shoplifting.
Kinston NC
· Lisa Fran Price, 29, 3354 Daughtey White Road, Kinston, Aug. 15, misdemeanor shoplifting by concealment, two counts misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $2,300. Arresting officer: J. Camp.
Tahlequah OK
Tahlequah police are investigating an alleged beer theft reported last Saturday. Love’s Country Store said the beer was taken at 11:23 p.m. Aug. 8.
Jonas Wildcat, 20, was arrested by Officer David Craig Tuesday for shoplifting after allegedly taking $40 of meat from Reasor’s.
Fort Oglethorpe GA
Sasha Carr, 20, of Hunter Hills, Ringgold, was arrested on August 15 and charged with financial transaction card fraud.
Tabitha Blevins, 23, of 8406 Walker Ave., Rossville, was arrested on August 18 and charged with forgery.
Misty Duncan, 23, of 8406 Walker Ave., Rossville, was arrested on August 18 and charged with forgery.
Florance Walker, 62, of 146 Laurel Wood Circle, Rossville, was arrested on August 16 and charged with shoplifting second offence
Amanda Lewis, 27, of 1700 48th St., Chattanooga, Tenn., was arrested on August 16 and charged with forgery 1st degree, forgery 2nd degree, and theft by shoplifting
Susan Henry, 48, of 184 Pursley Drive, Ringgold, was arrested on August 18 and charged with shoplifting.
Dylan Heath, 17, of 3811 Wilhoit Road, Apison, Tenn., was arrested on August 20 and charged with shoplifting.
George Yates, 19, of 283 Brock Circle, Ringgold, was arrested on August 20 and charged with shoplifting.
Athens GA
Leslie Marie Clausen, 19, was arrested and charged with felony theft by shoplifting. She was booked at 4:22 p.m. on Aug. 19
Taunton MA
At 11:45 a.m., Amarilde Cardoso, 19, of Brockton and Olinizia Lopez, 22, of Brockton were arrested and charged with shoplifting at Kohl’s at Taunton Depot Plaza.• At 1:21 p.m., Brianna Braga, 19, of 30 Tremont St., was arrested and charged with shoplifting at Sears at the Silver City Galleria.• At 2:07 p.m., Lisa Henry of Brockton, 41, was arrested and charged with shoplifting at Kohl’s at Taunton Depot Plaza.
Tinley Park IL.
RETAIL THEFT An unidentified man stole stole ratchet and doorknob sets Aug. 21 from Super Kmart, 16300 Harlem Ave., and then returned to the store to steal three dog kennels, police said. They said that when store security tried stop him, he fled in a car.
RETAIL THEFTLeon Wade, 22, of Oak Park, was charged with retail theft for stealing alcohol, CDs, Cheetos, deli sandwiches and a bottle of cologne Aug. 23 from Super Kmart, 16300 Harlem Ave., police said.
North Myrtle Beach SC
A 19-year-old woman was arrested after she stole gloves, batteries, a sheet set, and tape from a North Myrtle Beach Wal-Mart, according to a police incident report.
Amanda Wallace, of North Myrtle Beach, was seen around 8:44 p.m. Monday at Wal-Mart, 550 U.S.17 North, removing a tag from a back pack, putting items throughout the store in the back pack, and leaving the store without paying for the items, the incident report stated.
The items were estimated to be $116, the report stated.
Millville NJ
Johnnie Anderson, 44, of the 500 block of North 3rd Street, was arrested at 12:26 a.m. Saturday at Rite Aid on the 900 block of North High Street. He was charged with robbery, shoplifting and simple assault. He was held on $50,000 bail.
Carnell Logan, 46, of Columbia Avenue, Vineland, was arrested Friday night at Wal-Mart on North 2nd Street for allegedly shoplifting $19 worth of groceries. He was released on a summons.
David Crist, 28, of Nicolette Court, Vineland, was charged Friday with shoplifting at ShopRite on North 2nd Street. He was found with $165.88 worth of seafood
Fergus Falls MN
Charges are pending against a loss prevention officer with Target after the man admitted stealing over $1,000 worth of merchandise from the Fergus Falls store.
The thefts included CDs, DVDs, an iPod, a Webcam and books over the course of the past few months, according to Fergus Falls police. The man admitted to stealing the items and faces theft charges.
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