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Store customer helps subdue serial shoplifter www.privateofficer.com
March 26, 2009
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Lancaster PA Mar 26 2009
A serial shoplifter accused of trying to swipe bottles of baby formula from a city store Tuesday apparently decided not to go down without a fight.
With a coat packed full of the expensive formula, David Vasquez fought employees and a customer before he was subdued on the floor of Rite-Aid at 59 N. Queen St., police said.
Vasquez, 53, punched a female customer in the face twice and shoved a female employee to the ground during the skirmish, according to police. No one was seriously injured.
When a male store manager intervened, the group was able to wrestle Vasquez to the ground until police arrived.
Vasquez was arrested and charged with felony robbery and felony retail theft. Retail theft, normally a misdemeanor, is upgraded to a felony when a defendant has three prior convictions.
Turns out, Vasquez has been stealing from stores for more than 30 years, according to investigators. Court records indicate Vasquez has been convicted or pleaded guilty to retail theft at least five times since 1976. Police in Lancaster city, Manheim and East Hempfield townships and Lititz Borough have previously charged Vasquez.
Vasquez, who most recently lived at 765 Manor St., also is charged with misdemeanor simple assault and providing a false name to police for the outburst at Rite-Aid.
About noon, according to investigators, store employees noticed a shopper was placing items inside his coat.
One of the employees confronted the man about it, and he removed two bottles
One of the employees confronted the man about it, and he removed two bottles of formula from his coat sleeve.
The employee noticed more formula was stashed in the coat and asked the shopper to come with her to the front of the store. The shopper resisted and pushed the woman to the ground, according to investigators.
When a female customer tried to intervene, the shopper — later identified as Vasquez — allegedly punched her in the face.
The store manager, who police said was much bigger than the 5-foot-8-inch, 170-pound Vasquez, then got involved. With the manager’s help, the unruly shopper was taken to the ground.
Vasquez allegedly gave an alias to police, but officers realized the name was fake when they found a bank receipt with his real name inside the man’s coat with his real name.
In all, Vasquez tried to steal four bottles of formula with a combined value of $58.16.
Investigators say he may have intended to resell the expensive formula. City police Sgt. Todd Umstead said baby formula is a hot item for retail thieves because the product carries a hefty price tag, and because of its size, is easy to stash.
Also, police said, small corner stores will buy the formula, meaning thieves can make a quick profit.
District Judge Janice Jimenez arraigned Vasquez and remanded him to Lancaster County Prison on $75,000 bail.
A serial shoplifter accused of trying to swipe bottles of baby formula from a city store Tuesday apparently decided not to go down without a fight.
With a coat packed full of the expensive formula, David Vasquez fought employees and a customer before he was subdued on the floor of Rite-Aid at 59 N. Queen St., police said.
Vasquez, 53, punched a female customer in the face twice and shoved a female employee to the ground during the skirmish, according to police. No one was seriously injured.
When a male store manager intervened, the group was able to wrestle Vasquez to the ground until police arrived.
Vasquez was arrested and charged with felony robbery and felony retail theft. Retail theft, normally a misdemeanor, is upgraded to a felony when a defendant has three prior convictions.
Turns out, Vasquez has been stealing from stores for more than 30 years, according to investigators. Court records indicate Vasquez has been convicted or pleaded guilty to retail theft at least five times since 1976. Police in Lancaster city, Manheim and East Hempfield townships and Lititz Borough have previously charged Vasquez.
Vasquez, who most recently lived at 765 Manor St., also is charged with misdemeanor simple assault and providing a false name to police for the outburst at Rite-Aid.
About noon, according to investigators, store employees noticed a shopper was placing items inside his coat.
One of the employees confronted the man about it, and he removed two bottles
One of the employees confronted the man about it, and he removed two bottles of formula from his coat sleeve.
The employee noticed more formula was stashed in the coat and asked the shopper to come with her to the front of the store. The shopper resisted and pushed the woman to the ground, according to investigators.
When a female customer tried to intervene, the shopper — later identified as Vasquez — allegedly punched her in the face.
The store manager, who police said was much bigger than the 5-foot-8-inch, 170-pound Vasquez, then got involved. With the manager’s help, the unruly shopper was taken to the ground.
Vasquez allegedly gave an alias to police, but officers realized the name was fake when they found a bank receipt with his real name inside the man’s coat with his real name.
In all, Vasquez tried to steal four bottles of formula with a combined value of $58.16.
Investigators say he may have intended to resell the expensive formula. City police Sgt. Todd Umstead said baby formula is a hot item for retail thieves because the product carries a hefty price tag, and because of its size, is easy to stash.
Also, police said, small corner stores will buy the formula, meaning thieves can make a quick profit.
District Judge Janice Jimenez arraigned Vasquez and remanded him to Lancaster County Prison on $75,000 bail.
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Shoplifting spree comes to end with arrest www.privateofficer.com
March 19, 2009
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Fargo ND Mar 19 2009
Fargo police arrested a man Saturday in a shoplifting case that may involve thefts from several West Acres-area stores, Sgt. Greg Stone said Sunday.
Gilbert E. Peltier, 46, Dunseith, N.D., was arrested when police stopped his vehicle after a shoplifting suspect matching his description allegedly tossed a bag of clothing at Sears loss-prevention employees and drove away from the store in a red Chevy Blazer, Stone said.
The vehicle was stopped in the area of 13th Avenue South and 38th Avenue South, Stone said.
Officers found many shirts and other items of clothing in the vehicle, some of it identified as coming from the Herberger’s store in the West Acres mall, and the nearby Gordman’s store, Stone said.
“Quite a bit of property,” Stone said, as he tried to total up the shirts, pants, swimming trunks and other items. “A big amount of clothing.”
Stone said Sears loss prevention employees had reported seeing Peltier stuff clothing into a West Acres mall bag, then leave the mall.
Stone said the loss-prevention employees followed Peltier out of the store, confronted him, and tried to make a citizen’s arrest. Stone said the employees reported that Peltier threw the bag he had been carrying at them, then drove out of the lot.
The incident was reported about 5:45 p.m., Stone said.
After Peltier was stopped, by police, Sears loss-prevention employees identified him as the person who they had observed shoplifting, Stone said.
Peltier was taken to the Cass County Jail, where he was still in custody Sunday evening, jail staff said.
Stone said the incident is still under investigation.
Fargo police arrested a man Saturday in a shoplifting case that may involve thefts from several West Acres-area stores, Sgt. Greg Stone said Sunday.
Gilbert E. Peltier, 46, Dunseith, N.D., was arrested when police stopped his vehicle after a shoplifting suspect matching his description allegedly tossed a bag of clothing at Sears loss-prevention employees and drove away from the store in a red Chevy Blazer, Stone said.
The vehicle was stopped in the area of 13th Avenue South and 38th Avenue South, Stone said.
Officers found many shirts and other items of clothing in the vehicle, some of it identified as coming from the Herberger’s store in the West Acres mall, and the nearby Gordman’s store, Stone said.
“Quite a bit of property,” Stone said, as he tried to total up the shirts, pants, swimming trunks and other items. “A big amount of clothing.”
Stone said Sears loss prevention employees had reported seeing Peltier stuff clothing into a West Acres mall bag, then leave the mall.
Stone said the loss-prevention employees followed Peltier out of the store, confronted him, and tried to make a citizen’s arrest. Stone said the employees reported that Peltier threw the bag he had been carrying at them, then drove out of the lot.
The incident was reported about 5:45 p.m., Stone said.
After Peltier was stopped, by police, Sears loss-prevention employees identified him as the person who they had observed shoplifting, Stone said.
Peltier was taken to the Cass County Jail, where he was still in custody Sunday evening, jail staff said.
Stone said the incident is still under investigation.
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Gameboy arrested for robbery at Target www.privateofficer.com
March 13, 2009
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EDISON NJ Mar 13 2009 — A Perth Amboy man was arrested on robbery and assault charges after he scuffled with a Target security agent who caught him shoplifting, police said.
The loss prevention agent told police he saw Johnathon Okeefe leaving the store with video games concealed in his waistband at about 7:15 p.m. Saturday. Okeefe, 36, put the games in his car and went back inside to take more games, Lt. Joseph Shannon said.
The agent said he then confronted Okeefe and the men wrestled each other to the ground before other security agents arrived to subdue Okeefe.
Store officials recovered 13 games, worth more than $300, from Okeefe, who was arrested and charged with robbery and aggravated assault, Shannon said. He was taken to the Middlesex Adult Correction Center, then released after posting bail.
The security officer, 32, suffered a cut to his right hand.
The loss prevention agent told police he saw Johnathon Okeefe leaving the store with video games concealed in his waistband at about 7:15 p.m. Saturday. Okeefe, 36, put the games in his car and went back inside to take more games, Lt. Joseph Shannon said.
The agent said he then confronted Okeefe and the men wrestled each other to the ground before other security agents arrived to subdue Okeefe.
Store officials recovered 13 games, worth more than $300, from Okeefe, who was arrested and charged with robbery and aggravated assault, Shannon said. He was taken to the Middlesex Adult Correction Center, then released after posting bail.
The security officer, 32, suffered a cut to his right hand.
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March 2, 2009
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Best Buy store evacuated after armed shoplifting http://www.privateofficer.com
Smyrna GA Mar 2 2009
Brett Davis
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A Best Buy store in Smyrna was evacuated Thursday evening after an alleged shoplifter claimed to be armed. He wasn’t, but 51-year-old Otis Hutcherson still managed to cause a stir.
Two stores adjoining the Best Buy in the Promenade shopping center also were evacuated and remained empty for nearly 90 minutes while Hutcherson played possum, vanishing as employees and customers fled the premises, police said.
“He had crawled up into the ceiling to hide,” said Michael Smith, spokesman for the Smyrna Police Department.
Some Best Buy employees had spotted him disappearing into the store’s office, so officers knew where to look.
“It would’ve been unsafe for an officer to just pop his head up through one of the panels not knowing whether the suspect had a gun,” Smith said.
Hutcherson, of Atlanta, finally gave up shortly before 7:30 p.m. He was taken into custody and charged with shoplifting some DVDs. Smith said the suspect could face additional charges.
Two stores adjoining the Best Buy in the Promenade shopping center also were evacuated and remained empty for nearly 90 minutes while Hutcherson played possum, vanishing as employees and customers fled the premises, police said.
“He had crawled up into the ceiling to hide,” said Michael Smith, spokesman for the Smyrna Police Department.
Some Best Buy employees had spotted him disappearing into the store’s office, so officers knew where to look.
“It would’ve been unsafe for an officer to just pop his head up through one of the panels not knowing whether the suspect had a gun,” Smith said.
Hutcherson, of Atlanta, finally gave up shortly before 7:30 p.m. He was taken into custody and charged with shoplifting some DVDs. Smith said the suspect could face additional charges.
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February 28, 2009
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Shoplifter charged with assault on security agent http://www.privateofficer.com
Monmouth County NJ Feb 28 2009
Police have arrested a Union Beach man who they say threw a store security guard to the ground when the worker tried to stop him from shoplifting.
Jason S. Connelly, 27, of Cambridge Avenue, was charged Wednesday with robbery and shoplifting.
Around 6:45 p.m., Connelly stole $60 worth of sneakers and $8 worth of socks from Kohl’s on Route 35, but when a security guard confronted him, he grabbed the guard, threw him to the ground and tried to punch him in the face, said Detective Sgt. Louis Torres. Connelly then stopped resisting and pleaded with the security guard to let him return the items, police said.
At that point, police arrived and Connelly was arrested by Sgt. Vincent Imperato.
Connelly was wanted on an outstanding Tinton Falls municipal court warrant.
Police have arrested a Union Beach man who they say threw a store security guard to the ground when the worker tried to stop him from shoplifting.
Jason S. Connelly, 27, of Cambridge Avenue, was charged Wednesday with robbery and shoplifting.
Around 6:45 p.m., Connelly stole $60 worth of sneakers and $8 worth of socks from Kohl’s on Route 35, but when a security guard confronted him, he grabbed the guard, threw him to the ground and tried to punch him in the face, said Detective Sgt. Louis Torres. Connelly then stopped resisting and pleaded with the security guard to let him return the items, police said.
At that point, police arrived and Connelly was arrested by Sgt. Vincent Imperato.
Connelly was wanted on an outstanding Tinton Falls municipal court warrant.
He was being held today at the Monmouth County Jail, Freehold Township, with bail set at $75,000.
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Shoplifter leaves kids in freezing car www.privateofficer.com
January 31, 2009
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Wilmington DE Jan 31 2009
A man accused of shoplifting from a Walmart, found himself hit with an additional charge after leaving his children in a parked car.
Joe Harvin, Jr. was arrested for shoplifting from the Leland Walmart over the weekend.
While being arrested, Harvin then told police he left his kids in the car in the parking lot.
A man accused of shoplifting from a Walmart, found himself hit with an additional charge after leaving his children in a parked car.
Joe Harvin, Jr. was arrested for shoplifting from the Leland Walmart over the weekend.
While being arrested, Harvin then told police he left his kids in the car in the parking lot.
The children were alright; they’d been in the car for a little over an hour. The officer filed a misdemeanor child abuse charge in addition to shoplifting.
This is the second time in a week that police have charged a parent with leaving children in a car.
Two young children were found in a van Wednesday night in sub-freezing temperatures in the parking lot of the Motel 6 on Market Street.
This is the second time in a week that police have charged a parent with leaving children in a car.
Two young children were found in a van Wednesday night in sub-freezing temperatures in the parking lot of the Motel 6 on Market Street.
The parent, like Harvin, was charged with misdemanor child abuse.
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Woman arrested for thefts at Wal-Mart www.privateofficer.com
January 22, 2009
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Weymouth MA Jan 22 2009
BY: Rick McCann
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Police responded to a local Wal-Mart after store security said that a Brockton woman was involved in stealing from the store two days in a row.
Police arrested Tracy Simard, 38 at noon on Jan. 13 after store security officers saw her place several digital cameras and a photo printer in a black shopping bag and try to leave the store, police said.
According to police, loss prevention agents stopped Simard as she tried to exit the store with the unpaid merchandise and say that she stole items the previous day while she was accompanied by a man.
Simard’s alleged accomplice, James Deagle, of Brockton, was seen waiting in a car in the store’s parking lot and police confronted the man.
Deagle was also taken into custody on three outstanding warrants and may be charged in the theft incidents.
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Police responded to a local Wal-Mart after store security said that a Brockton woman was involved in stealing from the store two days in a row.
Police arrested Tracy Simard, 38 at noon on Jan. 13 after store security officers saw her place several digital cameras and a photo printer in a black shopping bag and try to leave the store, police said.
According to police, loss prevention agents stopped Simard as she tried to exit the store with the unpaid merchandise and say that she stole items the previous day while she was accompanied by a man.
Simard’s alleged accomplice, James Deagle, of Brockton, was seen waiting in a car in the store’s parking lot and police confronted the man.
Deagle was also taken into custody on three outstanding warrants and may be charged in the theft incidents.
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Fleeing shoplifter assaults loss prevention officers www.privateofficer.com
January 21, 2009
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BRAINTREE Ma Jan 21 2009
A Weymouth woman was arrested after allegedly stealing $450 worth of merchandise from the Sears store. Police say she assaulted two store security officers with her car as she drove off.
Joanne M. Zanca, 33, is charged with larceny of property valued at more than $250, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault with a dangerous weapon.
On Tuesday, store security personnel approached Zanca on the top level of the South Shore Plaza parking garage after she left the Sears store with stolen merchandise hidden in shopping bags, police said.
Police said Zanca tossed the stolen items from the open door of her Pontiac Grand Prix when confronted by one of the security officers. She then put the car in reverse and almost hit the other officer, police said.
As she kept backing up, she caught one of the security officers between the open car door and the door frame, dragging the officer about six feet.
Police officers Ronald Solimini and Brendan McLaughlin searched the side streets near the shopping center and saw the Grand Prix, abandoned, at Joseph and Alfred roads. Zanca was later found in the nearby home of an acquaintance, police said.
A Weymouth woman was arrested after allegedly stealing $450 worth of merchandise from the Sears store. Police say she assaulted two store security officers with her car as she drove off.
Joanne M. Zanca, 33, is charged with larceny of property valued at more than $250, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault with a dangerous weapon.
On Tuesday, store security personnel approached Zanca on the top level of the South Shore Plaza parking garage after she left the Sears store with stolen merchandise hidden in shopping bags, police said.
Police said Zanca tossed the stolen items from the open door of her Pontiac Grand Prix when confronted by one of the security officers. She then put the car in reverse and almost hit the other officer, police said.
As she kept backing up, she caught one of the security officers between the open car door and the door frame, dragging the officer about six feet.
Police officers Ronald Solimini and Brendan McLaughlin searched the side streets near the shopping center and saw the Grand Prix, abandoned, at Joseph and Alfred roads. Zanca was later found in the nearby home of an acquaintance, police said.
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Shoplifter leaves child behind during escape www.privateofficer.com
January 12, 2009
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COVEDALE, Ohio Jan 12 2009
newsnet5.com – An East Price Hill mother has been accused of using her child to help her shoplift and leaving the child behind when she was arrested.
The incident allegedly happened Saturday night at the Target store on Glencrossing Way in Covedale, reported NewsChannel5′s sister station
Police said 18-year-old Asia Jordan stuffed more than $300 worth of merchandise in the stroller with her 2-year-old daughter.
According to officials, when store security began pursuing Jordan, she took off, leaving her daughter behind.Jordan was arrested a short time later.
She is due in court Monday morning on charges of theft and child endangering.
newsnet5.com – An East Price Hill mother has been accused of using her child to help her shoplift and leaving the child behind when she was arrested.
The incident allegedly happened Saturday night at the Target store on Glencrossing Way in Covedale, reported NewsChannel5′s sister station
Police said 18-year-old Asia Jordan stuffed more than $300 worth of merchandise in the stroller with her 2-year-old daughter.
According to officials, when store security began pursuing Jordan, she took off, leaving her daughter behind.Jordan was arrested a short time later.
She is due in court Monday morning on charges of theft and child endangering.
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Shoplifting suspect faces grand larceny charges www.privateofficer.com
December 31, 2008
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SOUTHEAST NY Dec 31 2008 An Ulster County woman faces charges of grand larceny following her arrest for allegedly stealing more than $1,000 worth of merchandise from the Kohl’s Department Store in the Putnam County Town of Southeast.
Brewster State Police were dispatched to the store off Independence Way and I-84 late Saturday night where according to Sgt. Joseph Malorgio, store security had detained the alleged shoplifter.
Trooper Robert Lombardi arrested Zoe Ventrigilia, 33, of Highland, on charges of grand larceny for reportedly leaving the store with a shopping cart filled with merchandise totaling $1006.
During a search of the suspect, police reportedly found a quantity of assorted pills and controlled substances in the woman’s possession for which she did not have a valid prescription. Additional charges of criminal possession of a controlled substance were lodged.
Ventrigilia was arraigned and remanded to the Putnam Correctional Facility in lieu of $2,000 bail pending future court action.
District Attorney Adam Levy told the Putnam Courier the grand larceny charge was a Class E felony carrying a potential four year state prison term upon conviction.
Brewster State Police were dispatched to the store off Independence Way and I-84 late Saturday night where according to Sgt. Joseph Malorgio, store security had detained the alleged shoplifter.
Trooper Robert Lombardi arrested Zoe Ventrigilia, 33, of Highland, on charges of grand larceny for reportedly leaving the store with a shopping cart filled with merchandise totaling $1006.
During a search of the suspect, police reportedly found a quantity of assorted pills and controlled substances in the woman’s possession for which she did not have a valid prescription. Additional charges of criminal possession of a controlled substance were lodged.
Ventrigilia was arraigned and remanded to the Putnam Correctional Facility in lieu of $2,000 bail pending future court action.
District Attorney Adam Levy told the Putnam Courier the grand larceny charge was a Class E felony carrying a potential four year state prison term upon conviction.
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Shoplifter fakes seizure attack during arrest www.privateofficer.com
December 22, 2008
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Shoplifter fakes seizure attack during arrest http://www.privateofficer.com
Covington GA Dec 22 2008
By: Bryan Hill
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Officers say that some criminals caught in the act will do anything to avoid going to jail, even faking illness. Police officers with the Covington Police Department said that they were called to the Kmart on Turner Lake Road in regards to a shoplifting incident.
According to the incident report, Wendy Brock placed several items in a bag, paid for a Sprite and told the cashier she had already paid for the items in her bag. When she attempted to leave the store, she was confronted by the store’s security personnel.
When the authorities were called, Brock was placed under arrest and while being handcuffed then said she was having a seizure. An ambulance was called, but Brock declined medical treatment.
Kmart security agents recovered the items which were two jumbo cookers, nine DVDs, six articles of clothes, a TV organizer, an air bed and a pair of black clogs. The items totaled $495.79.
Brock was transported to the Newton County Jail and charged with shoplifting.
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Officers say that some criminals caught in the act will do anything to avoid going to jail, even faking illness. Police officers with the Covington Police Department said that they were called to the Kmart on Turner Lake Road in regards to a shoplifting incident.
According to the incident report, Wendy Brock placed several items in a bag, paid for a Sprite and told the cashier she had already paid for the items in her bag. When she attempted to leave the store, she was confronted by the store’s security personnel.
When the authorities were called, Brock was placed under arrest and while being handcuffed then said she was having a seizure. An ambulance was called, but Brock declined medical treatment.
Kmart security agents recovered the items which were two jumbo cookers, nine DVDs, six articles of clothes, a TV organizer, an air bed and a pair of black clogs. The items totaled $495.79.
Brock was transported to the Newton County Jail and charged with shoplifting.
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Shoplifter charged in felony theft www.privateofficer.com
December 12, 2008
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West Monroe LA. Dec 11 2008
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Authorities arrested a West Monroe woman Monday and charged her with felony theft in connection with a shoplifting incident.
According to an arrest affidavit, loss prevention agents at an area store spotted Lisa D. Brist, 43, taking merchandise and leaving the store without paying for it.
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Authorities arrested a West Monroe woman Monday and charged her with felony theft in connection with a shoplifting incident.
According to an arrest affidavit, loss prevention agents at an area store spotted Lisa D. Brist, 43, taking merchandise and leaving the store without paying for it.
Brist was charged with taking merchandise valued at $1,213.43 from Kohl’s.
The arrest report said Brist was accused of putting more than 30 items in her purse and bag and trying to leave the store without paying.
She was booked at Ouachita Correctional Center. Bond is $1,500.
The arrest report said Brist was accused of putting more than 30 items in her purse and bag and trying to leave the store without paying.
She was booked at Ouachita Correctional Center. Bond is $1,500.
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Knoxville school employee, daughter charged in theft sting www.privateofficer.com
November 25, 2008
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Knoxville TN. Nov 25 2008
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A schools employee, arrested in the same shoplifting sting that benched 8 Austin-East football players, is on paid administrative leave as the schools investigate.
Bobbie Lou Pickering was arrested, along with her 17-year-old daughter, on Saturday.
The Ritta Elementary bookkeeper was charged, along with her daughter, with shoplifting at the same Marshall’s location on Washington Pike.
Pickering, 37, is a bookkeeper at Ritta Elementary. She is now charged with shoplifting and contributing to the delinquency of a child.
The school district plans to audit the financial records at Ritta Elementary, following Pickering’s arrest.
During the investigation, she could receive a reassignment of duties, if the superintendent chooses.
The arrest report says Pickering took almost $30 worth of merchandise. Her teenaged daughter allegedly stole almost $10 worth of merchandise at Marshall’s and about $9 worth of products at Ross.
Pickering was previously investigated for shoplifting in 1997, but the charges were dismissed.
The schools are notified by law enforcement whenever an employee is arrested.
Wednesday afternoon, Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre told the Austin-East players personally that they would not be allowed to play Friday. Wednesday night, he told the school board.
A student at Gibbs High School has also received a one-week suspension from any extra-curricular activities in connection with the shoplifting arrests, but the schools did not identify that student by name.
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A schools employee, arrested in the same shoplifting sting that benched 8 Austin-East football players, is on paid administrative leave as the schools investigate.
Bobbie Lou Pickering was arrested, along with her 17-year-old daughter, on Saturday.
The Ritta Elementary bookkeeper was charged, along with her daughter, with shoplifting at the same Marshall’s location on Washington Pike.
Pickering, 37, is a bookkeeper at Ritta Elementary. She is now charged with shoplifting and contributing to the delinquency of a child.
The school district plans to audit the financial records at Ritta Elementary, following Pickering’s arrest.
During the investigation, she could receive a reassignment of duties, if the superintendent chooses.
The arrest report says Pickering took almost $30 worth of merchandise. Her teenaged daughter allegedly stole almost $10 worth of merchandise at Marshall’s and about $9 worth of products at Ross.
Pickering was previously investigated for shoplifting in 1997, but the charges were dismissed.
The schools are notified by law enforcement whenever an employee is arrested.
Wednesday afternoon, Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre told the Austin-East players personally that they would not be allowed to play Friday. Wednesday night, he told the school board.
A student at Gibbs High School has also received a one-week suspension from any extra-curricular activities in connection with the shoplifting arrests, but the schools did not identify that student by name.
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Shoplifter dies in battle with police www.privateofficer.com
November 12, 2008
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Sonoma County CA NOV 12 2008
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A Santa Rosa man suspected of shoplifting died Sunday after being arrested by Rohnert Park Police.
Sonoma County Sheriff’s officials investigated the death and said Monday that Guy James Fernandez, 42-years-old, was combative and resisted arrest when officers contacted him in the parking lot of Linens-N-Things in Rohnert Park at 8:12 p.m.
Officers unsuccesfully attempted to use a Taser on Fernandez but were able to restrain him, handcuff him and put leg restraints on him, officials said.
Fernandez appeared to have difficulty breathing and was unresponsive while restrained, officials said.
He died while en route to Memorial Hospital. An autopsy and toxicology is pending, officials said.
The Sheriff’s Department will continue to investigate the death as part of the county’s protocol when someone dies in custody.
A Santa Rosa man suspected of shoplifting died Sunday after being arrested by Rohnert Park Police.
Sonoma County Sheriff’s officials investigated the death and said Monday that Guy James Fernandez, 42-years-old, was combative and resisted arrest when officers contacted him in the parking lot of Linens-N-Things in Rohnert Park at 8:12 p.m.
Officers unsuccesfully attempted to use a Taser on Fernandez but were able to restrain him, handcuff him and put leg restraints on him, officials said.
Fernandez appeared to have difficulty breathing and was unresponsive while restrained, officials said.
He died while en route to Memorial Hospital. An autopsy and toxicology is pending, officials said.
The Sheriff’s Department will continue to investigate the death as part of the county’s protocol when someone dies in custody.
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BYU student charged in robbery www.privateofficer.com
November 8, 2008
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Orem Utah Nov 8 2008
A Brigham Young University lacrosse player went from shoplifter to robber Tuesday after slugging a store employee in the process of stealing four shirts.
A Brigham Young University lacrosse player went from shoplifter to robber Tuesday after slugging a store employee in the process of stealing four shirts.
According to an Orem police news release, 18-year-old Sean Petersen entered the Zumiez clothing store in University Mall on Tuesday afternoon with a friend. Witnesses reported that the pair requested a dressing room and stayed inside for more than 20 minutes before exiting the room with bulging shirts.
Two store employees noticed the pair and believed they may have been trying to steal clothing from the store. Petersen and his friend reportedly left the store, at which point they were immediately confronted by an employee asking them to return inside.
According to the news release, Petersen and his friend started to run and were chased by the employee. They ran through the Mervyns store and into the parking lot, where the pair allegedly split up and continued to run.
The store employee caught up to Petersen in the parking lot and a passer-by helped him bring Petersen back to the mall. However, Petersen reportedly turned and punched the employee, breaking his nose, and punched the other man as well.
Officers were called to the scene by other Zumiez employees and Sgt. Theron Leany spotted Petersen hiding in some bushes near the Carrabba’s Italian Grill on the south side of the mall parking lot. Leany went to the restaurant, but by the time he got there Petersen had left. He reportedly had left behind the four stolen shirts as well as his jacket and shirt, which he had removed to change his appearance.
Petersen was then found hiding underneath a table in an empty banquet room in the restaurant, where he quickly surrendered when confronted by officers.
“Petersen was in such a state of fright that he could hardly communicate, but did manage to tell officers as he climbed out from underneath the table, ‘OK! You got me!’ ” the release stated.
He reportedly later gave up the name of his accomplice, who officers are still searching for.
Petersen was booked in the Utah County Jail on charges of robbery and assault. Orem police Lt. Doug Edwards said he is unsure whether the second man has been found yet, but when he is found his charges will be far different from those Petersen faces.
“I do know that he’s not in the same kind of trouble his friend [Petersen] is in,” he said.
According to the release, the shoplifting incident became a robbery when Petersen used force in the course of the theft. Edwards said Peterson is charged with a second-degree felony, while a shoplifting charge is only a Class B misdemeanor. Where robbery is concerned, Edwards said it does not matter whether a candy bar or a large sum of money is stolen.
“There is no monetary scale for robbery,” he said.
Edwards said chasing after a shoplifter can be risky business. In this case there was no weapon and the store employee was able to stop Petersen. However, Edwards said he would have felt differently if the employee had been a 5-foot tall woman rather than a man.
“Every case is different,” he said. “Certainly, you take off after someone who’s desperate, you take your chances.”
BYU spokeswoman Carri Jenkins said Petersen will now be required to undergo a review by the Honor Code Office to determine any action taken on the university level. Until the office makes a decision on the matter, Petersen’s standing on the lacrosse team will be up to the coach.
Jenkins said she could not speculate on what the Honor Code Office would decide in the case, but she said the office has the power to make the decision before the case is criminally resolved.
“The Honor Code Office does not have to wait for them to finish their review,” she said.
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Retired police officer charged with shoplifting www.privateofficer.com
October 30, 2008
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Lexington KY OCT 30 2008
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A retired Lexington police officer is accused of loading up her shopping cart at a local store and heading for the doors without paying for the merchandise.
Police say the woman now faces felony theft charges. Wednesday at around 1:30p.m. police were called to the K-Mart on Nicholasville Road after store loss prevntion agent observed the theft and stopped the woman as she exited the store.
Police say 52-year-old Yolanda Davis, a former police officer who retired from the force in good standings is now charged with the felony after she left the store with over $500 of unpaid items.
Davis was booked in the Fayette County jail on a charge of felony theft.
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A retired Lexington police officer is accused of loading up her shopping cart at a local store and heading for the doors without paying for the merchandise.
Police say the woman now faces felony theft charges. Wednesday at around 1:30p.m. police were called to the K-Mart on Nicholasville Road after store loss prevntion agent observed the theft and stopped the woman as she exited the store.
Police say 52-year-old Yolanda Davis, a former police officer who retired from the force in good standings is now charged with the felony after she left the store with over $500 of unpaid items.
Davis was booked in the Fayette County jail on a charge of felony theft.
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Woman charged with felony theft www.privateofficer.com
October 29, 2008
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NASHUA NH OCT 29 2008
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www.privateofficer.com– Police charged a 41-year-old woman with shoplifting more than $1,000 worth of clothing after being called to a local store by security personnel.
Raia Flavin, of Nashua, was arrested Sunday for shoplifting more than $1,000 in merchandise from Bob’s Stores on Amherst Street, police said Monday.
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www.privateofficer.com– Police charged a 41-year-old woman with shoplifting more than $1,000 worth of clothing after being called to a local store by security personnel.
Raia Flavin, of Nashua, was arrested Sunday for shoplifting more than $1,000 in merchandise from Bob’s Stores on Amherst Street, police said Monday.
Flavin was observed concealing clothing throughout the store and attempted to leave without paying for it.
Flavin is charged with class A felony shoplifting, and was being held on $1,000 bail pending an arraignment, police said.
Flavin is charged with class A felony shoplifting, and was being held on $1,000 bail pending an arraignment, police said.
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Shoplifter charged with assaulting police and security officers www.privateofficer.com
October 25, 2008
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OCEAN TOWNSHIP NJ OCT 25 2008
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www.privateofficer.com— An Asbury Park man is facing shoplifting and assault charges after he was reportedly observed taking items from an area department store last week, police said.
Darin U. Farrow, 41, of Asbury Park, was arrested by township police after he allegedly was caught on video stealing iPods from the Target store on Route 35, according to police reports.
The incident began on Oct. 14 at approximately 5:06 p.m., when police were called to the Target store in reference to a subject who allegedly had removed four iPods by cutting them off their display rack with a razor knife, according to reports.
Police said the subject, later identified as Farrow, was caught on the store’s security camera stealing the merchandise and leaving the store.
A Target loss prevention employee advised the responding officers that Farrow was employed at a store located next to Target, and that he had returned there.
Ocean Township Police Officers Cory Cole, Michael Legg and Sgt. Michael Sorrentino went to the store and confronted Farrow, who then became combative toward the officers, according to police reports. Farrow allegedly assaulted both Sorrentino and Legg as they attempted to arrest him, and a scuffled ensued.
Farrow was eventually handcuffed and taken to the Ocean Township Police Department for further processing.
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www.privateofficer.com— An Asbury Park man is facing shoplifting and assault charges after he was reportedly observed taking items from an area department store last week, police said.
Darin U. Farrow, 41, of Asbury Park, was arrested by township police after he allegedly was caught on video stealing iPods from the Target store on Route 35, according to police reports.
The incident began on Oct. 14 at approximately 5:06 p.m., when police were called to the Target store in reference to a subject who allegedly had removed four iPods by cutting them off their display rack with a razor knife, according to reports.
Police said the subject, later identified as Farrow, was caught on the store’s security camera stealing the merchandise and leaving the store.
A Target loss prevention employee advised the responding officers that Farrow was employed at a store located next to Target, and that he had returned there.
Ocean Township Police Officers Cory Cole, Michael Legg and Sgt. Michael Sorrentino went to the store and confronted Farrow, who then became combative toward the officers, according to police reports. Farrow allegedly assaulted both Sorrentino and Legg as they attempted to arrest him, and a scuffled ensued.
Farrow was eventually handcuffed and taken to the Ocean Township Police Department for further processing.
Both officers received minor injuries that did not require further treatment.
Farrow was charged with shoplifting, resisting arrest, possession of burglary tools, and two counts of aggravated assault.
Farrow was charged with shoplifting, resisting arrest, possession of burglary tools, and two counts of aggravated assault.
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Mother and son charged in shoplifting incident www.privateofficer.com
September 30, 2008
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Stroud Township PA. Sept 30 2008
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A Henryville man was chased, Tasered and arrested after he ran from police who tried to take him into custody for shoplifting from the Target store in Stroud Township — and using his 5-year-old daughter as a prop in the theft, according to police.
Elliot S. Sanders, 25, and his mother, Garrie L. York, 59, also of Henryville, were seen on video surveillance using Sanders’ daughter to conceal their movements as the pair took DVDs and video games valued at $344.91 from the store on Sept. 27.
When Stroud Area Regional Police officers arrived, they saw Sanders push a store security employee and take off running.
After chasing him to the Major Hyundai parking lot and repeatedly ordering him to stop, a police officer used his Taser device to stop him.
Sanders was charged with corruption of minors, retail theft, harassment and resisting arrest.
Sanders was charged with corruption of minors, retail theft, harassment and resisting arrest.
He was arraigned in front of Magisterial District Judge Debby York, who set bail at $10,000.
His mother, Garrie York, will be charged with corruption of minors and retail theft, according to SARP.
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Shopper aids store security in arrest www.privateofficer.com
September 18, 2008
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Naples FL. Sept 18 2008
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A bystander and a security officer teamed up to help deputies nab a Lehigh Acres man on shoplifting charges outside a North Naples department store Tuesday, according to Collier County Sheriff’s Office reports.
A bystander and a security officer teamed up to help deputies nab a Lehigh Acres man on shoplifting charges outside a North Naples department store Tuesday, according to Collier County Sheriff’s Office reports.
John McCray, 30, of Lehigh Acres was arrested after deputies say he scuffled with the store security officer in the parking lot outside the Beall’s store at 13585 U.S. 41 N. He was charged with battery on a merchant, resisting a merchant and petty theft.
Arrest reports gave this account:
Andrew Park, a loss prevention officer at the store, told deputies he was watching the parking lot shortly before 7 p.m. when he noticed McCray park in an unusual spot. McCray entered the store accompanied by a woman who was pushing an infant in a stroller.
McCray and the woman went to the shoe department where he picked up two shoe boxes and ducked down twice. McCray replaced the shoe boxes under several other boxes and then left the store with the woman and the infant.
Park checked the boxes that McCray had replaced in the stack and found that they were empty. He caught up to McCray in the parking lot and asked him to stop. McCray refused and Parked grabbed his arm.
McCray started to fight with Park. A bystander, John Daily, 52, saw the struggle. He told deputies that it appeared Park was losing and he was concerned for Park’s safety. He assisted by sitting on McCray until deputies arrived.
Andrew Park, a loss prevention officer at the store, told deputies he was watching the parking lot shortly before 7 p.m. when he noticed McCray park in an unusual spot. McCray entered the store accompanied by a woman who was pushing an infant in a stroller.
McCray and the woman went to the shoe department where he picked up two shoe boxes and ducked down twice. McCray replaced the shoe boxes under several other boxes and then left the store with the woman and the infant.
Park checked the boxes that McCray had replaced in the stack and found that they were empty. He caught up to McCray in the parking lot and asked him to stop. McCray refused and Parked grabbed his arm.
McCray started to fight with Park. A bystander, John Daily, 52, saw the struggle. He told deputies that it appeared Park was losing and he was concerned for Park’s safety. He assisted by sitting on McCray until deputies arrived.
McCray was taken to Collier County detention and booked in and held pending a bond release.
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September 4, 2008
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Indianapolis IN Sept 4 2008
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A shoplifting arrest turned into a bomb scare at an Indianapolis gas station when police found explosives materials similar to those used in the Columbine High School massacre.
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers found CO2 cartridges, about a pound of gunpowder and a gas can rigged with gunpowder Monday after stopping two men on suspicion of shoplifting a local Target, Lt. Jeff Duhamell told FOXNews.com.
“What concerns me is the CO2 canisters, if in fact they were going to make cricket-type explosives, which is just a miniature pipe-bomb-type deal,” Duhamell said.
Those empty canisters can be filled with gunpowder to make the “cricket” explosives used by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold in the 1999 Columbine attack that left 13 dead.
Gregory Killion, 22, and Daniel Filskov, 18, were arrested on charges of possession of destructive devices and theft when police pulled them over at a Shell Station after receiving a shoplifting call from a Target store.
As they removed Nintendo games and a Wii from the backseat of the suspects’ Pontiac, the officers noticed “a plastic bottle shoved under the handle of a gas can that contained a black powdery-like substance,” according to the police report.
Thinking they had found narcotics, the officers opened the bottle and discovered incense and a paper towel as well as gunpowder, the report said.
“At this time, we believed we had a homemade pipe bomb and we exited the vehicle and took both of the suspects to a safe location,” police wrote in the report.
Bomb crews were called in to handle the explosives.
Killion was arrested last month on a domestic violence charge, Duhamell said. Filskov does not have a criminal history.
Killion was also charged with resisting arrest and battery with injury toward an officer after allegedly telling police he would “beat himself up and blame us for it,” according to the report. Killion allegedly struck his head against the side of the police car and kicked out a door, injuring an officer.
An investigation is under way as to how the pair planned to use the explosives. Filskov told police he was “trying to make a firework with the gunpowder,” officers wrote.
“I don’t think these kids are in school or anything of that nature,” Duhamell said. “Ever since 9/11, we’re more attuned to check things of this nature out and be thorough.”
A shoplifting arrest turned into a bomb scare at an Indianapolis gas station when police found explosives materials similar to those used in the Columbine High School massacre.
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers found CO2 cartridges, about a pound of gunpowder and a gas can rigged with gunpowder Monday after stopping two men on suspicion of shoplifting a local Target, Lt. Jeff Duhamell told FOXNews.com.
“What concerns me is the CO2 canisters, if in fact they were going to make cricket-type explosives, which is just a miniature pipe-bomb-type deal,” Duhamell said.
Those empty canisters can be filled with gunpowder to make the “cricket” explosives used by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold in the 1999 Columbine attack that left 13 dead.
Gregory Killion, 22, and Daniel Filskov, 18, were arrested on charges of possession of destructive devices and theft when police pulled them over at a Shell Station after receiving a shoplifting call from a Target store.
As they removed Nintendo games and a Wii from the backseat of the suspects’ Pontiac, the officers noticed “a plastic bottle shoved under the handle of a gas can that contained a black powdery-like substance,” according to the police report.
Thinking they had found narcotics, the officers opened the bottle and discovered incense and a paper towel as well as gunpowder, the report said.
“At this time, we believed we had a homemade pipe bomb and we exited the vehicle and took both of the suspects to a safe location,” police wrote in the report.
Bomb crews were called in to handle the explosives.
Killion was arrested last month on a domestic violence charge, Duhamell said. Filskov does not have a criminal history.
Killion was also charged with resisting arrest and battery with injury toward an officer after allegedly telling police he would “beat himself up and blame us for it,” according to the report. Killion allegedly struck his head against the side of the police car and kicked out a door, injuring an officer.
An investigation is under way as to how the pair planned to use the explosives. Filskov told police he was “trying to make a firework with the gunpowder,” officers wrote.
“I don’t think these kids are in school or anything of that nature,” Duhamell said. “Ever since 9/11, we’re more attuned to check things of this nature out and be thorough.”
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WalMart shoplifter gets away with $20,000 of computers www.privateofficer.com
August 13, 2008
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Louisville KY Aug 13 2008
A Louisville man is accused of stealing more than $20,000 worth of computers and jewelry from the Wal-Mart at 3706 Diann Marie Road.
A Louisville man is accused of stealing more than $20,000 worth of computers and jewelry from the Wal-Mart at 3706 Diann Marie Road.
Joseph Clinton Coleman, 40, of the 700 block of E. Kentucky Street, has been charged with six counts of theft by unlawful taking.
He was arrested about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 3700 block of Crittenden Drive, according to a Louisville Metro Police citation.
The citation said Coleman would go to Wal-Mart and obtain an empty child seat box and conceal several laptop computers.
Then he would go through a cashier’s lane and pay the amount that was shown for the car seats and exit the store, it said.Approximately 16 laptop computers have been stolen from the store, along with one desktop computer.
The computer thefts occurred between late July and Monday.
The citation says the thefts were captured on video by security and detectives.
The citation says the video surveillance also captured Coleman stealing jewelry from Wal-Mart from May to July.More than $5,000 in jewelry allegedly was stolen.Coleman’s bail has been set at $5,000.
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Family who shoplift together, get busted together www.privateofficer.com
November 8, 2007
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November 8th, 2007
GLOUCESTER TWP N.J. Nov 7 2007 Three members of the same Berlin family have been charged with shoplifting from the CVS on Berlin-Cross Keys Road at Sicklerville Road, police said Sunday.
Sallie Grose, 78, her daughter, Diane Gillman, 50, both of Berlin, and a 12-year-old family member from the CVS store located at Berlin-Cross Keys Road and Sicklerville Road, according to police.
Police responded Friday evening, one day after employees at the store had contacted authorities under the suspicion that the three were attempting to shoplift at the store, police said.
Police did not specify either the kind of merchandise the trio was attempting to shoplift or in what capacity the girl, whose name was not released, was used.
Grose was charged with two counts of shoplifting and conspiracy. Gillman was charged with two counts each of shoplifting, use of a juvenile to commit a criminal offense or crime and one count of conspiracy.
The juvenile described by police as a relative to Grose and Gillman, was charged “accordingly,” police said.
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