Shoplifter dies in high speed police chase www.privateofficer.com

AUSTIN TX May 2 2010 (KXAN) – Authorities identified the man killed in a high-speed chase that began as a shoplifting incident early Monday morning at a North Austin Walmart.

Kenneth Stephen Carter, 37, died after police said driver Eliot Alfred Carvajal, 37, led police on a vehicle chase reaching 80 mph and slammed into a telephone pole about 20 miles from where the incident began .

The chase brought out three different law enforcement agencies, sent three people to the emergency room and killed another person when the car crashed into a telephone pole about

It all started as a shoplifting incident at the Walmart at 12900 I-35 when police said they were called about a theft.

According to the Travis County Sheriff’s Department, an employee at a North Austin Walmart suspected a man of shoplifting.

Police said when they got there, they saw three men eluding them in a 2001 blue Honda Accord and traveling through lights at speeds up to 80 mph. After 20 minutes of pursuit, the suspect’s car – with four people inside – crashed into a telephone pole right in front of Spec’s off 290 and Mopac .

The impact killed Carter and injured three others: Hiram Espitia, 23; Gary Powell, 18; and Carvajal.

Espitia was taken to University Medical Center Brackenridge with life-threatening injuries, while Powell was treated at the hospital and released Tuesday.

Meanwhile, officials released Carvajal Wednesday after he was treated. Authorities have charged him with the second-degree felony of intoxication manslaughter and evading arrest, a third-degree felony. He is currently in custody.

The pursuit ended up involving Sunset Valley and Austin police. Authorities said the investigation into the crash is not complete and that other charges are still possible.

Atlanta engineer arrested for shoplifting www.privateofficer.com

ATLANTA GA April 21 2010 (MyFOX ATLANTA) – A Wal-Mart greeter turned the tables on a city of Atlanta engineer who police said tried to steal a low priced electronics item. Samuel Oliver is a veteran employee of 21 years with the government and his arrest has sparked a widening investigation.

Oliver was an engineer with the Public Works Department before he was fired Monday.

Investigators said Oliver drove a city vehicle to a Wal-Mart store in Riverdale. Oliver allegedly purchased home electronics, showed his receipt to a greeter and left the store.

Police said Oliver went back inside the store, took a more expensive electronic device and attempted to show the first receipt to the greeter. The greeter noticed the discrepancy and called security and Oliver was arrested.

Cross dressing shoplifters lead police on chase www.privateofficer.com

Asheville, NC Feb 23 2010 — Police have charged three men in connection to a series of store robberies in Asheville.

Officers arrested the suspects Friday morning after a chase and crash in Travelers Rest.

Police pulled over a car that was believed to be involved in a shoplifting incident at a Walmart. When the officer got out of the police vehicle, the suspect car rammed the cruiser and sped off according to the Asheville Police Department. The suspect car crashed on U.S. highway 25 near the intersection with Highway 414.

One suspect was found on the ground and two other people were trapped in the car. All three suspects were taken to a hospital. Their conditions are unknown.

Asheville Police say Alvin James Ray, Jr., 23, Tremain Allen Lucas, 19 , both of Asheville and Chester Dean Ray III, 18, of Arden were in the car.

All three have been suspected as cross-dressing as they committed shoplifting crimes in both Carolinas. Spartanburg Police released surveillance video of the suspects from T.J. Maxx at the Dorman Centre.

Asheville Police say the three stole TVs, computer equipment and video game systems from Best Buy and Target stores in Asheville over the past several months.

Alvin James Ray, Jr. has active warrants for one count of misdemeanor larceny, two counts of felony larceny, one count of simple assault and three counts of failure to appear for driving while license revoked.

Lucas is charged with three counts of misdemeanor larceny, two counts of failure to appear on charges of misdemeanor larceny and two counts of felony larceny.

Chester Ray III was out of jail on bond after surrendering to authorities in Buncombe County on February 1. He’s charged with two counts of misdemeanor larceny and two counts of felony larceny.

Security guard charged with murder in Florida www.privateofficer.com

Coconut Creek Fla Oct 25 2009
A man barged into his ex-girlfriend’s Coconut Creek home on Saturday, stabbing her and killing a friend when he tried to protect her, police said.
Paul Gayle, a 28-year-old security guard with a state-issued weapons license, was charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and armed burglary.
Coconut Creek police said Joy Stewart, 36, ended her relationship with Gayle last week and was spending Friday evening with a friend she recently met: 32-year-old Hasting Clarke.
But shortly after midnight Saturday, Gayle showed up at Stewart’s home on the 4100 block of Northwest 43rd Way.
He was planning to carry out a threat he’d made Thursday, said Detective Angela Hofer, a police spokeswoman.
After barging in, Gayle cornered Stewart in a room and stabbed her several times — but Clarke walked in to save her, Hofer said. Stewart seized the opportunity, grabbing a cordless home phone and driving off in her car while calling 911. Seconds later, she flagged down Officer Alejandro Escobar, who found her wounded and frantic.
He and three other officers rushed to her house and arrested Gayle, who was trying to get back into his car, police said.
They also found Clarke, who was killed during the fight.

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KY physical ed teacher accused of student relationship www.privateofficer.com

LOUISVILLE, KY Aug 5 2009 (WAVE) – A physical education teacher and girls basketball coach at Butler High School has been fired for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a student. He’s also accused of accepting money from students so they could skip physical activities or have their grades changed.
Coach Michael “Eddy” Wilson taught physical education and coached girls basketball at Butler High School for several years with a good record, but recently, JCPS records indicate parents began coming forward with allegations they were hearing from their children about a relationship between Wilson and an unidentified student.
Parents and students registering for classes at Butler Monday were shocked by the allegations. “Teachers, in my perspective, are there to teach me, not to do anything more,” said Tachae Sowell, an incoming freshman at Butler.
“It’s sickening, and it’s scary too,” said Thereasa Sowell, Tachae’s grandmother.
After reviewing the complaints, JCPS spokeswoman Lauren Roberts said school officials conducted an investigation.
“We did, after reviewing records and evidence, confirm that there was indeed an improper relationship with the student,” Roberts said. “I know everyone is asking does that mean there was a sexual relationship – we were not able to verify that. But there was indeed, based on phone records, an inappropriate relationship under way between the two of them.”
And according to cell phone records, the student and Wilson exchanged more than 555 text messages and calls totaling more than 5,000 minutes from December 2008 to April 2009 – and many of those calls and texts were after midnight.
JCPS’s investigation also revealed that Wilson allegedly took the student on a ski trip to Paoli Peaks in Paoli, Indiana, and that the two reportedly spent a lot of time together after school hours.
The investigation took an unexpected twist, Roberts says, because “students were being charged $3 to not participate in some activities such as running; and then in a couple of cases, there were some students who said their grades were improved based on paying. At least 100 students were able to tell us they paid money or had knowledge of others who tried to get out of class.”
According to the investigation, school officials found over $1,000 in Wilson’s desk. Wilson said he was going to use the money to pay the basketball team’s expenses.
Students registering for Butler told us they’re relieved Wilson won’t be there this year.
“I like gym, and I don’t want a teacher looking at me that way,” Sowell said. “I don’t’ like that type of attention from an adult.”
In a statement given by Wilson to JCPS, he said that he was just being a mentor to that student.
Wilson was hired at Butler in 2003, and had no previous disciplinary problems or complaints before being fired last week.
JCPS has notified Child Protective Services about the issue.

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Police charge man with shooting Fla wildlife officer www.privateofficer.com

COCOA, Fla. July 18 2009 — Police in Brevard County said they’ve made an arrest in the shooting of a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer.
Police said 23-year-old Christopher Eddy was arrested after he was found hiding in a sand dune on Melbourne Beach.
FWC Officer Van Streety, a 10-year FWC veteran, was patrolling near the intersection of Satellite Boulevard and State Road 520 in Brevard County when he was shot multiple times during a routine stop.
“If I wanted to kill him, I could have,” Eddy said after he was arrested. “I shot him in his vest on purpose.”
Streety was saved by a bulletproof vest — and a special coin he had in his pocket, which helped stop one of the bullets. (See Images Of The Coin)
Police said Eddy was stopped by the officer, a struggle started and, according to reports, Eddy pulled out a gun and shot the officer several times.
Streety was attempting to arrest Eddy for warrants issued from Brevard County for multiple traffic violations, officials said.
Eddy said he shot the officer during the routine traffic stop because he had prior traffic tickets and had a warrant out for his arrest for driving without a license.
“I felt my freedom was being violated,” Eddy said. “It was just unjust they way they treated me. They pulled me over, gave me some traffic tickets and sent me right to the court.”
Investigators said they’ve been putting the pressure on Eddy and apparently he couldn’t take it anymore. They said he made one big mistake leading to his capture on Friday when he tried to steal a car from an armed neighbor.
Investigators said they brought the 46-hour manhunt to an end with “luck, intensity and aggression.”
Police said when Eddy tried to steal the car and he was approached by the armed homeowner, Eddy took off running.
“He kept yelling out to the homeowner, ‘I’m homeless, I’m homeless,’” said Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Major Andrew Walters. “You could see he was bug-bitten, but he did see a firearm.”
Walters said when police found Eddy, the fugitive emerged from the sand dunes and turned himself in.
“He led them to a makeshift camp he had been staying in and showed them the firearm,” Walters said.
On Thursday, Eddy’s girlfriend was arrested and is still being held in a Brevard County jail without bond.
A judge said that any attempt on the life of a law enforcement officer “tears at the fabric of our society” and that he wanted her to stay in jail until she comes before a jury on charges of accessory to attempted murder of a law enforcement officer.
Tammi Temple, 37, was arrested Thursday, the same day that what was later identified as a shrapnel bomb was found at her home.
Police found the shrapnel bomb when they served a search warrant at Temple’s home in Melbourne in connection with Wednesday night’s shooting of the FWC law enforcement officer.
Investigators said Temple was in the car with Eddy when he shot the officer. Police said she didn’t come to Streety’s aide but rather helped Eddy get away. Deputies said Floyd Johnson helped Eddy escape, as well. He has been charged with being an accessory after the shooting.
“All I want is a peaceful life,” Eddy said. “I just want some freedom. I guess I’ll never get out of jail for this dumb (expletive).”

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Woman faces robbery charge in shoplifting incident www.privateofficer.com

Big Spring TX May 21 2009
A simple case of shoplifting turned violent Sunday afternoon, landing a Big Spring woman and local juvenile behind bars, according to law enforcement officials.
Ruthie Marie Murphree, 39, of 800 W. Marcy Apt. 22, was arrested Sunday on a charge of robbery after she and a 13-year-old suspect allegedly attempted to leave the Wal-Mart SuperCenter without paying for their items.
According to Sgt. Tony Everett, public information officer with the BSPD, a security official with the store’s asset protection department attempted to stop Murphree and the juvenile in the store’s parking lot when things became violent.
“The call came in at the police department at approximately 3:39 p.m.,” said Everett. “Apparently, the person with the store’s asset protection department had spotted the two women stealing and confronted them about it in the parking lot. The altercation became physical, which upgraded the crime from theft to robbery.”
Everett said no major injuries were sustained as a result of the altercation, and no one was transported by ambulance.
Both subjects were arrested and charged with robbery, according to Everett. Murphree was booked into the Howard County Jail later in the day.

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Police investigate dead body at Alabama Wal-Mart www.privateofficer.com

Cullman AL May 8 2009
Cullman police have identified the woman whose body had been sitting in a parked vehicle for two days prior to its discovery Monday.
Sgt. Billy Handley of the Cullman Police Department identified the victim as Patricia Glasscock, 48 of Hanceville.
According to police reports, Glasscock’s body was discovered at approximately 3:30 p.m. in a brown, 1999 GMC pickup truck parked in the Wal-Mart Super Center parking lot by a local citizen.
“We believe she had been parked down there since early in the morning on May 2,” Handley said.
Handley said investigators would soon review the outside security video at Wal-Mart to possibly learn more details about Glasscock’s final hours.
Though the cause of Glasscock’s death has not yet been determined, Handley said investigators were not treating the incident as a homicide.
Cullman County Coroner Gary Murphree said the body would be sent to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences for an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
Capt. Jimmy Rodgers of the Hanceville Police Department said Glasscock’s family reported her missing Saturday. Glasscock was reportedly last seen on County Road 634 in Hanceville.
“She’d had some suicidal issues in the last couple of months and they (family) hadn’t spoken to her in the last couple of days prior to the report,” Rodgers said.
Family members did not know why she was at Wal-Mart.
“She wasn’t a Wal-Mart employee,” Rodgers said.

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Man accused of stealing thousands from Wal-Mart www.privateofficer.com

Great Falls MT. April 24 2009
A Great Falls man accused of stealing thousands of dollars in merchandise from Wal-Mart appeared in court on Wednesday.
34-year old Remo Spencer faces felony theft charges after police say he stole eight laptop computers and seven iPods while employed at Wal-Mart.
Spencer then posted the items for sale on an employee bulletin board, and when a supervisor looked through surveillance video she found footage of Spencer taking the items from a claims area.
When confronted, Spencer returned the merchandise.
He was released on his own recognizance and will face arraignment next month.

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Armored car guard robbed at Wal-Mart www.privateofficer.com

LOS BANOS CA April 1 2009 — Police are searching for three suspects allegedly involved in robbing and assaulting a man working for an armored truck company in front of Wal-Mart on Monday morning.
Sgt. Chet Stygar said shortly before 10 a.m. the Los Banos Police Department was contacted by store employees about a robbery at the business location in the 1500 block of Pacheco Boulevard.
Police said a 24-year-old man employed by Garda Cash Logistics was leaving the business when he was assaulted by two men, who made off with an undetermined amount of money
As the employee was leaving the business, one male grabbed him, as the second male sprayed him in the face with pepper spray. The suspects threw the employee to the ground, forcefully took the money and fled the store,” Stygar said.
Paramedics treated the victim for pepper spray irritation to his eyes and face.
A second employee, a 31-year-old armored-truck driver, wasn’t injured.
The suspects were seen leaving in a gold-colored four-door sedan, driven by a third man.
The men were reportedly wearing dark clothing. One suspect was wearing a baseball-type cap. No further description was available.
“According to witnesses the suspects fled westbound through the parking lot, and were last seen driving eastbound behind the store,” Stygar said.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Los Banos Police Department at (209) 827-7070.
To leave an anonymous crime tip, call (209) 827-7070 ext. 288

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Shoplifting news and arrests www.privateofficer.com

Atlanta GA March 29 2009
By: Toni Anthony
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Retail Theft Juan Ramirez, 20, 5917 W. Cermak Road, Cicero, was charged with retail theft after he was spotted stealing four bottles of tequila from Jewel, 9424 S. Pulaski Road, March 12, police said.

WEST ELLICOTT MD – Three Jamestown residents have been charged with petit larceny after allegedly being caught shoplifting at about 7:45 p.m. Tuesday in K-Mart on Fairmount Avenue.
Juan J. Rivera, 29, of 230 E. Second St., Apt. 5, Jamestown; Adeline M. Rodriguez, 18, of 230 E. Second St., Apt. 5, Jamestown, and Carmen M. Rodriguez, 23, of 230 E. Second St., Apt. 5, Jamestown, were charged with one count each of petit larceny. They were charged and released to appear in Ellicott Town Court later.

Slidell LA
Krista A. Giacona, 20, 831 Ashville Drive, Slidell, theft under $300 by shoplifting and possession of marijuana.

Matthew L. Evan, 19, 405 Jupiter Drive, Chalmette, theft uner$300 by shoplifting.

Alicia Talavera, 22, 16 Sampson Lane, Picayune, Miss., theft under $300 by shoplifting.

Emily M. Shockey, 19, 2119 Pine St., New Orleans, theft under $300 by shoplifting.

SIERRA VISTA AZ
douglasdispatch.com — Two Douglas men are accused of shoplifting after they were caught with merchandise from four area stores in their car on Friday.
Brandon M. Arevalo, 23, and Joseph G. Arvizu, 19, both of Douglas, allegedly stole a digital camera from Walmart in Sierra Vista around 12:30 p.m. by cutting the cable securing the item and then fled the scene with the camera, according to a Sierra Vista Police report.
Police spokeswoman Officer Tracy Grady said the two men returned to the store around 2 p.m. and were watched by security personnel who saw Arevalo and Arvizu allegedly attempt to steal two flat screen televisions. Their attempt to take the TVs “out through the garden center part of the store was unsuccessful,” Grady said.
The two suspects then went to their car and were driving out of the parking lot when they were stopped by Sierra Vista police, she said.
It was then the “plain sight doctrine,” came into play, the spokeswoman said.
Articles seen with in a person’s sight can be used to help build a case if a crime is suspected and other merchandise is seen, Grady said.
The items from three different stores at the Mall at Sierra Vista that were in the car also were reportedly shoplifted, she said, adding that during the search of the vehicle a concealed weapon was found
Dillard’s, Famous Footwear and Spencer Gifts were the three mall stores involved.
The two have been charged with shoplifting, attempted shoplifting and carrying a concealed firearm, Grady said.
Arevalo and Arvizu were taken to the Cochise County Jail facility in Sierra Vista where on Monday they were each being held on a $4,000 bond.

Vineland NJ
Sasha L. Green, 21, of Walnut Manor Apartments, was charged Sunday with shoplifting at Acme on South Main Road. She also was processed on two unrelated warrants. Green was transported to the Cumberland County Jail, where she was held in lieu of bail.

Jacquelin Hatch, 47, of the 200 block of North Sixth Street, was charged Sunday with shoplifting items valued at $34.36 from ShopRite on North Delsea Drive. She was processed and released on a summons

Lasean P. Bowser, 22, of the 1500 block of South East Avenue, was charged Sunday with shoplifting at Acme on South Main Road. He was processed and released on a summons.

Chicago IL
A Midlothian man was accused of shoplifting at Chicago Ridge Mall after he fell from a ceiling while trying to hide, police said.

Laroy Getz, 29, of the 14300 block of South Kolin Avenue was charged with resisting arrest and retail theft in the March 4 incident, police said.

After he was spotted allegedly shoplifting at the mall, police said, Getz allegedly ran inside a nearby business where he removed several tiles from a ceiling and climbed up, before falling onto the floor, police said.

Bridgewater NJ
Rosario Scalici, 39, of Rockaway was charged with shoplifting a $100 Bluetooth at Costco in the Bridgewater Promenade.

Samar G. Zahalan, 25, of Newark was charged with shoplifting at Macy’s in Bridgewater Commons mall. A store security officer saw Zahalan place a $50 sweat shirt in her purse and leave the store, police said.

Monish Grover, 34, of Bridgewater was charged with shoplifting a $45 cordless mouse at Costco in the Bridgewater Promenade.

Patricia Acosta-Depinho, 44, of Warren was a charged with shoplifting a portable hard drive and Bluetooth car speaker kit valued at $180 at Costco in the Bridgewater Promenade.

FRAMINGHAM MA – An Arthur Street woman was charged with shoplifting at the local Stop & Shop on Friday afternoon.
Patricia Acosta-Depinho, 26, of 204 Arthur St., was charged with shoplifting at the store around 12:35 p.m., police said

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These are recently reported arrests and shoplifting incidents from across the country.

Oak Lawn IL
Retail Theft- Lauren Green, 11929 Stewart Ave., Chicago, was charged with retail theft after store personnel at Kmart, 4101 W. 95th St., spotted her stealing a pair of shoes and socks from the store March 12, police said.

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CANTON OH Mar 25 2009
By: Brett Davis
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Security personnel at a Wal-Mart said that they watched a 29-year-old city man shoplifting and when they tried to stop him they were assaulted.
Leo J. Scarpazzi of 3229 Arbor Rd. SW is accused of hiding his merchandise on his person at the Wal-Mart store at 400 Tuscarawas St. W. and then resisting and fighting with security as he left the store.
When he tried to leave without paying, he fought with store security personnel, the report said.
Scarpazzi fled and was later arrested in the 1200 block of Raff Road SW. and booked on robbery charges. He was being held in the county detention center pending a bond.

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Multi-state scam ring busted www.privateofficer.com

Austin MN Mar 25 2009
An arrest at a Wal-Mart in Austin, Minn., may help break a multi-state scam wide open.
Police arrested a woman who they believe tried to scam the store out of thousands of dollars. Her arrest is linked to a retail scam that stretches across several states.
Investigators say the scam has grown into a major theft ring. Once the suspects buy the merchandise with fake checks, they try to unload it before stores even know they were scammed.
Austin Police arrested 21-year-old Ashley Smith of Rochester at a Wal-Mart late Tuesday afternoon. Officers say she was trying to return close to $2,000 in merchandise bought with a bad check the day before at a store in Sauk Centre.
“An alert employee was suspicious about the return and started doing a little checking,” said Austin Police Chief Paul Philipp.
That checking revealed the Minnesota Financial Crimes Task Force has been investigating a theft ring involving retail stores statewide.
Investigators say stores in Alexandria, Detroit Lakes, Pine City, Sauk Centre, Austin, Rochester, Worthington, Fairmont and even some stores in northern Iowa were all hit with the same scam. They’re all located along major interstates.
So far, investigators believe more than $50,000 in merchandise is involved.
“She knew what she wanted to do and how she wanted to do it and it was just part of an ongoing process for her,” Philipp said.
Investigators with the Minnesota Financial Crimes Task Force say the crime extends beyond just Wal-Mart stores, but because of the ongoing investigation they could not release any additional details.
Smith isn’t telling investigators much but the police report details other potential suspects from all over Minnesota. So far though, no one else is in custody.
Wal-Mart didn’t want to comment on this investigation but says the arrest is likely the result of extensive training for employees in hopes of spotting fraudulent activities.
Police say Smith is being held in the Mower County Jail.

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T.V. thefts at Wal-Mart lands man behind bars www.privateofficer.com

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Des Moines IA. March 14 2009
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Waterloo man’s unusual way to get TVs out of Wal-Mart landed him in the Polk County Jail this week.

Willie Fitzgerald Ford, 41, was arrested and charged with second-degree theft related to a pair of August incidents at the south Des Moines Wal-Mart, 5101 S.E. 14th St.Twice during late-night hours, police say Ford took a cart full of flat-screen televisions out through the store’s garden section. He scaled a 10-foot chain-link fence, TV in hand, and dropped the TVs down to the ground one at a time.
On Aug. 1, store security camera footage shows Ford pushing a cart filled with six TVs into the garden section of the store. On Aug. 22, Ford tried the same trick with four more TVs, a police report said. The value of the 10 TVs was $3,468.Police believe the plan was for Ford to drive around to the building’s edge and steal the TVs.But off-duty police officers and Wal-Mart security on both occasions discovered the TVs with damaged boxes before Ford could make it back to the loot.
While the store recovered the TVs, Ford proved more elusive.Sgt. James Butler, working off-duty at the store, spotted the license plate number of Ford’s vehicle on Aug. 22 and requested a warrant for his arrest, the report said.Marshalltown police eventually arrested Ford on Wednesday. He was being held in the Polk County Jail on $15,680 bond.Because of the incidents, Wal-Mart has changed the way people check out some kinds of merchandise, police said.

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MASSILLON OH Mar 10 2009
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Police arrested a Massillon man accused of attacking Wal-Mart store security officers — twice— as he fled with a box of car speakers and a can of brake fluid.

Karl A. Atherton, 44, of 420 S. Freedom Ave. in Alliance, was arrested at 12:48 p.m. Monday outside the store on charges of robbery and obstructing official business.

He was also arrested on Alliance warrants charging him with misdemeanor assault and theft.Stark County Jail records said store security saw him remove a set of Pioneer car speakers from their package and put them in a Wal-Mart bag with a can of brake fluid. He discarded the plastic wrapping in a tool box, the jail records said.

When store security officers tried to stop him, he fought with them and ran away, the jail records said.Jail records said they caught up to him at a nearby Starbuck’s coffee shop where he sprayed mace in a female security officer’s face, dropped the merchandise and ran back to the Wal-Mart parking lot where he tried to get into his vehicle.

Arriving police took him to the ground and arrested him, jail records said.

The value of the stolen items totaled $22.15.

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Woman and niece laugh as they steal from Wal-Mart www.privateofficer.com

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FRAMINGHAM MA Mar 7 2009
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A Framingham woman and her niece laughed while they packed a bag full of stolen makeup and CDs at Wal-Mart on Wednesday while the woman’s two children watched, police said.
Josephine A. Washburn’s attitude changed when a police officer said he was going to contact the state Department of Children and Families because she was committing a crime in front of her children, police spokesman Lt. Paul Shastany said.
“Josephine pleaded with the officer, ‘Please don’t arrest me. I’ll never do it again,”‘said Shastany. “She didn’t understand why it was neglectful.”
Store security called police around 6 p.m. to report they had two shoplifters in custody.
They told Officer Val Krishtal they watched Washburn, 43, and her 16-year-old niece, fill a bag with makeup and classic rock CDs from the 1970s, such as Foghat, Janis Joplin and Deep Purple, Shastany said. The total price was a little less than $143.
“They were obviously putting the items in the bag while Josephine’s 10- and 12-year-old daughters watched,” he said. “It appeared they were both laughing as they were doing this.”
The group went through the checkout aisle where Washburn paid for $8 worth of goods. Security stopped them with the stolen items.
Washburn and the 16-year-old girl, who was on probation for shoplifting in Natick, were charged with shoplifting of property worth more than $100.
Washburn’s children were picked up by a relative, and the police contacted the state.
Washburn, of 7 Lexington St., pleaded not guilty at her Framingham District Court arraignment yesterday, and was released without bail. She is due back in court on April 17 for a pretrial conference.

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Myrtle Beach SC Mar 6 2009

By: Brett Davis

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A Wal-Mart loss prevention agent tried to stop a shoplifter from leaving the store and got into a battle with the North Carolina man according to police.
The suspect was trying to steal a DVD recorder from the store, according to a police report and when security stopped him he assaulted the female security agent and resisted her.
Nicholas Doneagle Frick, 23, of Whiteville, N.C., was charged with shoplifting and simple assault after police were called at 4:20 p.m. Wednesday to the store on Seaboard Street, police said.
The 21-year-old employee told police she saw Frick take the recorder, valued at $78, and conceal it in a sweatshirt and walk out of the store, according to the report.

When she confronted him outside the store, Frick tried to run away, but she grabbed the back of his pants.
The woman told police Frick then turned around and punched her in the face and ripped her shirt, according to the report.

The woman held onto Frick and with the assistance of other store employees escorted him back to the loss prevention office to wait for police.
Frick was transported to the jail and later released on a bond appearance.

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Georgia man charged with lewd acts at Wal-Mart www.privateofficer.com

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VALDOSTA GA Mar 6 2009 — A Valdosta man arrested after lewd gestures were reported by several customers at Wal-Mart on Norman Drive has been indicted on child molestation charges.
A Lowndes County Grand Jury indicted 25-year-old Charles McDowell on three counts of child molestation, said Valdosta Police Department Cmdr. Brian Childress.
Police initially arrested and charged McDowell with disorderly conduct; he received the additional charges after the Valdosta Police Department consulted with the District Attorney’s Office for presentation to the grand jury, Childress said.
“We have witnesses who reported that he was fondling his genital area in the presence of a child, who has been determined to be his daughter,” Childress said. “The Division of Family and Children Services was notified of the situation, and the child has been handed over to her natural mother.”
Childress added that the disorderly conduct charge has been moved to superior court with the molestation charges.
At approximately 1:20 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, a victim said she was shopping in a grocery aisle when a man pushing a cart with an infant girl approached her and said he had to ask her a question. The man reportedly wore Superman pajama pants and a Hooters T-shirt at the time.
“When I turned my attention to him,” the victim told The Valdosta Daily Times, “he pulled out some boxer shorts and asked me if I thought they were big enough to fit ‘this.’”
The victim said the man pointed to what appeared to be an erection bulging out of his pants. She said the man did not expose himself.
“I just stood speechless with my mouth open,” the victim said. “He grinned and walked off.”
The victim found a manager and reported the incident, at which time another woman joined in the conversation and said the same thing happened to her and two other women in the store.
The victim said she continued to shop after store management and security were notified of the situation but spotted the man putting the baby in his truck as she was leaving the store parking lot.
“I pulled up behind him, blocked him in and recorded the information on his license plate,” the victim said. “I would not have been so proactive if it had not been for that infant who was with him.”
The victim said she exited the vehicle and screamed for someone to call 911.
“Eventually a crowd grew, and another woman who had been approached by the man began to scream along with me,” she said. “A few minutes later, a Wal-Mart security guard came out and indicated that the man had been asked to leave the store and the property. We could not believe that the authorities had not been notified, especially since four women said he had approached them.”
A Valdosta Police Department squad car arrived, and the officer took statements from the alleged victims. After a brief investigation, the man was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct.

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Theft of $3.26 item turns into robbery www.privateofficer.com

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Kilgore TX Mar 2 2009
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Police say what started as a minor shoplifting incident involving a $3.26 item escalated quickly into a felony robbery charge.
Police said that when Logan Lynn Campbell, 18, of Diana was stopped by Wal-Mart security and told to come back inside he began fighting with them and injured one security officer escalating the theft charge to robbery.
Campbell was subdued and police arrested him and transported him to the county detention where he remains jailed on a $7,500 bond, charged with one count of robbery.

Officers responded to the she shoplifting call at Wal-Mart, 515 E. Loop 281, around 6 p.m. Friday.

According to an arrest report, Campbell attempted to shoplift an unknown item and resisted all security atempts to detain hm.

Police said that regardless of the value of a shoplifted item, when force is used to steal that item, the state law elevates the charge to robbery, a much more serious offense.

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Woman arrested in pain medicine caper http://www.privateofficer.com

Bessemer NC Mar 2 2009

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A woman from Bessemer City must have had a mighty headache because police said that she went into a local Wal-Mart store and is accused of stealing 27 boxes of pain reliever on Saturday.
Loss prevention agents told police that they watched Sheila K. Bridges, 41, of 303 E. Maryland Ave., take 25 boxes of Advil and two boxes of Tylenol from the Wal-Mart Supercenter, 3000 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia.

A store loss prevention employee said in an arrest warrant affidavit that Bridges concealed the pain relievers in her purse and shopping cart, then left the store without paying for them.
The over-the-counter medications have a combined value of $232.04, according to the affidavit.
As she left the store, the loss prevention agent stopped her and notified police.

Bridges was charged with misdemeanor larceny and booked in the Gaston County Jail under a $1,500 secured bond.

If she didn’t have a headache at the store, she probably does now.

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Baltimore police officer arrested in felony theft incident www.privateofficer.com

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BALTIMORE MD Feb 20 2009

By: Rick McCann

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http://www.privateofficer.com — Authorities in Maryland report that a Baltimore City police officer was arrested and suspended from his duties after Baltimore County police charged him and a woman with felony theft.
Robert Harold Gordon, 44, was charged with felony theft of more than $500 after the reported incident at a Wal-Mart on Frankel Way in Cockeysville, authorities said Thursday.
A woman, possibly the officer’s wife,Daniela Gordon, 40, was also charged with the same offense.
Loss prevention agents report that the two purchased about $150 worth of items Tuesday afternoon but tried to steal more than $1,100 worth of items by concealing them under their other purchases and their coats. The report does not identify what the merchandise was.
When a store loss prevention agent stopped them, according to security, the two told them they were just going to their vehicle to get their checkbook. At that point the two were taken into custody and the county police notified.

Robert Gordon and Daniela Gordon have both been charged with grand theft and conspiracy and were booked into the Baltimore County Detention Center and later released on bond.

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Shoplifters arrested for aggravated assault www.privateofficer.com

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Monroe LA Feb 14 2009
A Winnsboro woman was arrested by West Monroe police Sunday night after she allegedly tried to run over two Wal-Mart employees in the store’s parking lot.

Officers responded to a report of shoplifters refusing to stop while exiting the store.

Justina Anderson, 21, of McDuff Drive, along with 17-year-olds Krystal Anderson and Domeitres Anderson, both of 1206 Bosworth Street, reportedly stole $78.86 worth of merchandise and refused to stop when confronted by the employees.

The employees told police that the group got into a blue Chevrolet Suburban. The driver, Justina Anderson, reportedly tried to run over the employees.

Police stopped the vehicle at the intersection of Glenwood Drive and Thomas Road. The suspects were arrested and transported to the West Monroe Police Department.

Justina Anderson was charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a vehicle and one count of theft by shoplifting. She was released after posting $3,000 bond.

Krystal Anderson and Domeitries Anderson were both charged with one count of theft by shoplifting, and were released after posting $1,500 bonds.

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Wal-Mart employee charged in theft scheme www.privateofficer.com

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NATCHEZ MS Feb 9 2009
natchezdemorcrat.com — Another arrest has been made in connection with acts of embezzlement and shoplifting at the Natchez Walmart, and police officials say they expect more to come.
Over the past few weeks, the Natchez Police Department has been working in conjunction with Walmart in making arrests on five cashiers and one door greeter for allegedly shoplifting or embezzling $7,935.94 worth of merchandise.
Now, Angie Council, 21, 101 Highway 33, Fayette, has been arrested on charges of embezzlement for allegedly taking $1,243.48 in goods.
Sgt. Craig Godbold said Council was identified as a suspect through Walmart’s internal investigation, and an affidavit was signed for her arrest on Jan. 27.
“We had been trying to get her to turn herself in,” Godbold said. “(Tuesday) we gave her a choice of either turning herself in or we’d come get her.”
She turned herself in on Tuesday.
Godbold said Walmart is still identifying other employees involved in the scam in which employees are only charged a minimal amount of money for a large amount of items.
Clothes, electronics, food and more have been taken from Walmart at discounted prices in the total amount of $9,179.42.
The employees have allegedly been ringing each other up, but only charging each other for a few items among many.
The items were scanned across the device that would deactivate the barcode, thus preventing the items from setting off the store alarm. But most items were not scanned by the device that charges the items.

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SC teacher charged with lewd acts with teens www.privateofficer.com

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LEXINGTON, S.C.Feb 7 2009
state.com — A South Carolina elementary school teacher was being held on charges of committing or trying to commit lewd acts with two teenage girls.
Twenty-six-year-old Daniel Roger Bilbo of Lexington was arrested and charged Thursday.

The State newspaper reported that Bilbo was being held on a $100,000 bond.
Lexington District 2 said that Bilbo is on administrative leave with pay.
Assistant superintendent Jim Hinton says Bilbo teaches at Herbert A. Wood Elementary but was charged for activities while serving as basketball coach at Pine Ridge Middle School.
A warrant states the incidents occurred between Oct. 1 and Jan. 22 at the school during school events.
The girls, both under age 16, reported the incidents to school officials and Pine Ridge police.
It was unclear Friday if Bilbo had a lawyer.

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High school student charged with armed assault www.privateofficer.com

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Allentown PA Feb 7 2009
A 17-year-old Allen High School boy was charged as an adult with trying to stab a man with a pair of scissors Thursday afternoon in front of the school, according to court records.

An Allentown police officer and a school security guard who were monitoring school dismissal saw what was happening and were able to stop David J. Gibbs of 131 S. Hall St. before he could injure the unidentified victim, who Assistant Chief Ron Manescu said vanished with the wave of students leaving the school at 3:06 p.m.

Police said Gibbs took several swipes with the scissors to the victim’s neck.The police officer said the incident happened in front of the school in the 100 block of N. 17th Street when Gibbs ran toward the victim with a pair of 5- to 6-inch scissors protruding between his fingers.

He took four to five punch-like thrusts to the victim’s neck and back with the point of the scissors sticking out from between his fingers, according to court documents.
Gibbs was taken down by the officer and security guard before the intended victim was injured. Gibbs admitted stealing the scissors from the school and putting them between his fingers because he ”thought there would a problem outside after school,” police said.

Gibbs was charged with aggravated assault, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, possessing an instrument of crime, reckless endangerment, possession of a weapon on school property and simple assault.

He was arraigned before District Judge Patricia Engler and sent to Lehigh County Prison under $150,000 bail, police said.

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Chattanooga police officer suspended over Wal-Mart greeter incident www.privateofficer.com

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CHATTANOOGA TN Feb 2 2009 (WRCB) – “He needs to loose his job. He shouldn’t be a police officer. You hold officers to a higher standard,” said Robin Flores, Bill Walker’s attorney. Bill Walker, a Wal Mart greeter, was shoved to the ground on Christmas Eve by Chattanooga police officer Kenneth Freeman at a Wal Mart.
Freeman was never charged and contended that Walker assaulted him.
“I wasn’t trying to fight with him. He’s much bigger than me. He’s a big man,” said Walker.
“If you’ve met that man, how in the world can anybody say he was assaulting Kenneth Freeman? It makes no sense,” said Flores.
Freeman was suspended for 28 days by the Chattanooga Police Department on January 26. It’s the longest suspension an officer can receive before termination, but Walker’s attorney says that’s not enough and plans to sue the police department for nearly $20 million.
Flores said their position in the lawsuit is that the City of Chattanooga has a history of overlooking problematic officers.
“When you have an officer or particular officers who constantly are in the eye of internal affairs, and constantly are getting exonerated and then even getting promoted, there’s something wrong there,” said Flores.
Freeman’s attorney has advised him not to speak with the media. But Eyewitness News has learned he plans to appeal his suspension. Walker’s attorney says that lawsuit will be filed in court Monday or Tuesday of this week.
Thursday January 29th

CHATTANOOGA (WRCB) – The WalMart greeter who tangled with a Chattanooga cop says the officer should lose his job.
Bill Walker says 28 days without pay is not enough for Kenneth Freeman. Walker says on Christmas Eve when he asked Freeman and another Chattanooga detective to see their receipts as they left the store, Freeman kept walking. Walker says when he when he tried to stop him, Freeman knocked him to the floor and it was all caught on surveillance tape. Walker says he touched Freeman on the arm to get his attention and that’s when he hit the floor and blacked out.
Walker says, ” I wasn’t trying to fight him he’s much bigger than me, he’s a big man.”
Freeman told Chattanooga Internal Affairs investigators that Walker assaulted him. Freeman tells Eyewitness News he wants to give his side of the story but attorneys have advised him against it. Freeman also says he plans to appeal the suspension.
Tuesday January 27th

CHATTANOOGA (WRCB) – A Chattanooga police officer got a 28-day suspension for a confrontation at a local Wal-Mart.
On December 24, officer Kenneth Freeman reportedly shoved a 71-year-old greeter to the ground and scuffled with another customer who came to the aid of the greeter. You can see the incident on the Wal-Mart surveillance tape. Freeman was off-duty. The greeter confronted him after a security alarm went off as Freeman was leaving with his bags.
After a disciplinary hearing on Monday, Freeman was given the 28-day suspension without pay. Freeman was ruled to have used excessive force, displayed conduct unbecoming for an officer and used improper procedure.

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Shoplifter leaves kids in freezing car www.privateofficer.com

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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.

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.

The parent, like Harvin, was charged with misdemanor child abuse.

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Florida shoplifters charged with grand larceny www.privateofficer.com

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Pinellas Park FLA. Jan 24 2009

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A Largo woman was arrested on Jan. 8 after she allegedly tried to leave a store with $339 worth of assorted merchandise.

Aaron June Breunig, 21, was charged with grand theft, resisting a merchant and petit theft. She remains in the Pinellas County Jail in lieu of $7,750 bail.

Police said Breunig was at the Wal-Mart store, 8001 U.S. 19, at about 9:40 p.m. where she was observed by store security officers placing bags of merchandise in a shopping cart. The bags, police said, were previously filled and hidden in various sections of the store.

Once inside the store security office, police said, the suspect tried to escape. She was overpowered and handcuffed as police arrived.

Breunig allegedly tried to make a deal to pay for a portion of the stolen merchandise to reduce the charge from felony theft to a misdemeanor.

Breunig also told police that she was the mother of a 9-month-old child. That story, police said, turned out to be untrue.

PINELLAS PARK – Two St. Petersburg men were arrested on Jan. 8 after they allegedly stole electronics from a local store. Kristephor E. Matos, and Jamil L. Fuller, both 18, were charged with retail theft.

They were released from the Pinellas County Jail. Police said the suspects were at the Target store, 7150 U.S. 19, at about 3:50 p.m. when store security officers saw them taking electronics items from packages and concealing them. The suspects were arrested as they tried to leave the store without paying for the items, police said.

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Woman arrested for thefts at Wal-Mart www.privateofficer.com

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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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Theft, drugs land duo in jail www.privateofficer.com

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VAN BUREN AR Jan 21 2009- A man and woman from West Virginia are being held in the Crawford County jail in the theft of laptop computers from Wal-Mart Supercenters in Van Buren and Alma.
The two also are suspected of stealing computers from Wal-Mart stores in Fort Smith, Clarksville, Dardanelle and Morrilton, police said.
A spokesman at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. headquarters in Bentonville declined to comment Thursday on the number of computers stolen and the locations of stores involved, citing an ongoing police investigation.
Van Buren police reported that Rodney Wayne Green, 35, and Melody Jane Blankenship, 31, both of Beckley, W.Va., were being held without bond after their arrest Tuesday at an Alma motel.
They are suspected of stealing seven laptop computers from the Supercenter in Van Buren and 11 from the Wal-Mart in Alma, police reports show.
Van Buren police Lt. Brent Grill said Green was captured on a security camera at the Van Buren store taking several computers from the electronics department to the toy department and loading them into a large box containing a toy, then purchasing the toy and leaving the store.
Grill said the security camera showed Green grinning as he wheeled a cart containing the large box from the store.
He said the couple has been in the Fort Smith/Van Buren area for about three weeks and are suspected of stealing a white Toyota in Texarkana, Texas, on Dec. 23.
The break in the case came Tuesday when an employee of an oil-changing business in Van Buren called police after seeing a newspaper article about the thefts.
A man fitting the Wal-Mart thief’s description had the oil changed on a white Toyota and offered to sell an employee a laptop computer that he said he acquired on the docks in New Orleans, the employee told police.
Police in Van Buren contacted Alma police, who began searching local motels for a white Toyota.
They discovered one at the Meadors Inn.
A man and woman got into the car. They were stopped leaving the motel and arrested after questioning.
Officers reported finding empty boxes from the toys purchased in Van Buren, one computer matching those stolen from the store, drugs and drug paraphernalia in the couple’s motel room.
Green and Blankenship are being held on charges of theft, theft by receiving, breaking or entering, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and outstanding warrants.

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