LOSS PREVENTION NEWS ROUND-UP by;Rick McCann www.privateofficer.com
Chattanooga, TN.--Police said a video shows a woman dressed in a security guard uniform steal two $50 money orders left on the counter of a convenience store.Deborah Lacy said she purchased the money orders from the Korner Market at 2308 Rossville Blvd. with plans to use them to pay her bills.She said she went off without them and they were gone when she returned.Police said a video shows a black female in a uniform place her purse on the money orders and drag them over near her, then put them in the purse.Store personnel said the suspect in the theft was in the market to buy lottery tickets and that she comes in every day.
FARGO ND---A man has pleaded guilty to charges in a three-state shoplifting ring that prosecutors say led to Internet sales of more than $400,000 in stolen merchandise.David Soldier, 36, of rural Moorhead, Minn., pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges of conspiracy and possession of stolen goods. Three money-laundering counts are to be dismissed under a plea agreement.Judge Ralph Erickson set a sentencing hearing for Sept. 25. Soldier's attorney said he will argue that Soldier's role was less than what prosecutors contend.Authorities said Soldier and Michelle Kartes, also of Moorhead, headed a network of thieves that targeted retail stores in North Dakota, Minnesota and South Dakota. Stolen merchandise was sold on eBay, said Jennifer Puhl, an assistant U.S. attorney.Kartes pleaded guilty in May to conspiracy and possession of stolen property.Prosecutors are seeking to force Kartes and Soldier to forfeit a rural Moorhead home valued at more than $480,000. Officials contend it was purchased with money from the sale of stolen goods.The shoplifting ring, active for about four years, started in Fargo-Moorhead and fanned out after local store security officers became suspicious, prosecutors say.Christopher Lancaster, a public defender who represents Soldier, asked for half a day to present his case contesting the amount prosecutors contend his client earned from the sale of stolen goods."He also disputes the amount of his role," Lancaster said.Soldier faces a maximum sentence of five years for the conspiracy charge and up to 10 years for possession of stolen goods, with fines of up to $250,000 for each count.
SAGINAW MI;------Saginaw County retailers, Saginaw Township police and the Saginaw County Sheriff's Department teamed up to bust 17 shoplifters in an organized blitz Thursday and Friday.
Along with arresting 13 adults and four teens, police retrieved $1,400 in shoplifted merchandise, a small amount of marijuana and a 1988 Oldsmobile 98 stolen June 27 in Saginaw.
"It exceeded our expectations," said Saginaw Township Police Crime Prevention Officer Chris Fredenburg
The suspect with the Olds also is a suspect in the theft of a 2007 Buick Lucerne involved in a police chase Friday from Carrollton Township to Saginaw Township and the city, police said.
Police staked out 15 retailers in Saginaw and Kochville townships, giving the retailers police radios and setting up a private channel just for the sting, which allowed quick response time, Fredenburg said.
"These companies were really cool with the blitz," he said. "They would give us a heads-up when they were working on a shoplifter."
The effort allowed authorities to crack down on crime that often gets little attention, Fredenburg said.
"Retail fraud, in the spectrum of police calls, falls to the bottom when it's real busy," he said. "Our point was to take every single shoplifter to jail, even if it was only $20."
The blitz did have one bizarre side effect: When an officer called out to a suspect inside TJ Maxx, 3421 Tittabawassee in Saginaw Township, to get down on the ground, workers there mistook the commotion for a robbery and hid in a back room, calling 911.
The department plans to run another shoplifting blitz, but hasn't set a date, Fredenburg said.
NATICK, MA. ----A Hopkinton teen was arrested Saturday after she strolled into Natick Collection's PacSun store with a collection of stolen items including teeth whitening strips and was caught taking a $6.50 belly button ring, police said.
Tegan Henderson, 18, of 82 Frankland Road, was charged with three counts of receiving stolen property under $250, conspiracy and shoplifting by concealing. Her shoplifting spree ended when a PacSun employee spotted Henderson trying to make off with the belly button ring and called police at 5:07 p.m., Sgt. Paul Thompson said.
"It was watched," Thompson said. "Stores are on top of this."
When police arrived, it was discovered that Henderson and her unidentified accomplice had hit up the mall's CVS Pharmacy, Claire's Accessories and Rave stores, Thompson said.
Henderson had in her possession a stolen toe ring and anklet from Claire's, both valued at $7.50, Thompson said. Also stolen was a $35.99 package of Rembrandt Whitening Strips from CVS and a $93.30 girl's top from Rave, he said.
Henderson was arrested at 6 p.m. and was scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow morning in Natick District Court.
PASCO, WA.----
Pasco police caught up with a 23-year-old man suspected of assaulting a security employee during a shoplifting incident at the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Pasco.
Gus Michel Perez Jr. of Pasco was booked into the Franklin County jail on suspicion of second-degree robbery.
He reportedly assaulted a Wal-Mart employee on June 23 after the employee tried to detain him for allegedly shoplifting from the store. The employee was treated for a broken finger and minor injuries.
BELMONT NC — Belmont Police say a Charlotte woman stole items from Dollar Tree and Fred’s Saturday. Belmont Police charged Vera Sifford Hood, 53, of the 8100 block of Doverdale Lane, Charlotte with two counts of larceny and possession of drug paraphernalia. Police say Hood pilfered about $36 dollars worth of toiletries from the Fred’s Store, located at 6404 Wilkinson Blvd., according to the warrant affidavit. Hood also allegedly stole about $13 worth of bath products and other items from the Dollar Tree Store located in the same shopping center, according to the warrant affidavit. A crack cocaine pipe was also found in Hood’s purse when she was arrested Saturday, according to the warrant affidavit.
CASTLEROCK----A 21-year-old Highlands Ranch man who allegedly tried to steal a number of frozen food items from a grocery store was arrested June 26 for driving drunk. According to a report, police were dispatched at 11:40 p.m. to King Soopers, 8673 S. Quebec St., on a report of a thief who had been detained by security. According to the store's security guard, the man walked into the store, picked out some frozen pizzas and frozen burritos and walked out without paying. The security guard said he tackled the man in the parking lot. In his defense, the man allegedly stated, "I took some food. I haven't eaten in two days. I shouldn't have stolen this but I'm hungry. My mom has no food and I'm starving." The man, who admitted to driving to the store, was asked to do a roadside sobriety test, which he failed, according to the report. He was arrested on suspicion of DUI per se.
FARGO ND---A man has pleaded guilty to charges in a three-state shoplifting ring that prosecutors say led to Internet sales of more than $400,000 in stolen merchandise.David Soldier, 36, of rural Moorhead, Minn., pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges of conspiracy and possession of stolen goods. Three money-laundering counts are to be dismissed under a plea agreement.Judge Ralph Erickson set a sentencing hearing for Sept. 25. Soldier's attorney said he will argue that Soldier's role was less than what prosecutors contend.Authorities said Soldier and Michelle Kartes, also of Moorhead, headed a network of thieves that targeted retail stores in North Dakota, Minnesota and South Dakota. Stolen merchandise was sold on eBay, said Jennifer Puhl, an assistant U.S. attorney.Kartes pleaded guilty in May to conspiracy and possession of stolen property.Prosecutors are seeking to force Kartes and Soldier to forfeit a rural Moorhead home valued at more than $480,000. Officials contend it was purchased with money from the sale of stolen goods.The shoplifting ring, active for about four years, started in Fargo-Moorhead and fanned out after local store security officers became suspicious, prosecutors say.Christopher Lancaster, a public defender who represents Soldier, asked for half a day to present his case contesting the amount prosecutors contend his client earned from the sale of stolen goods."He also disputes the amount of his role," Lancaster said.Soldier faces a maximum sentence of five years for the conspiracy charge and up to 10 years for possession of stolen goods, with fines of up to $250,000 for each count.
SAGINAW MI;------Saginaw County retailers, Saginaw Township police and the Saginaw County Sheriff's Department teamed up to bust 17 shoplifters in an organized blitz Thursday and Friday.
Along with arresting 13 adults and four teens, police retrieved $1,400 in shoplifted merchandise, a small amount of marijuana and a 1988 Oldsmobile 98 stolen June 27 in Saginaw.
"It exceeded our expectations," said Saginaw Township Police Crime Prevention Officer Chris Fredenburg
The suspect with the Olds also is a suspect in the theft of a 2007 Buick Lucerne involved in a police chase Friday from Carrollton Township to Saginaw Township and the city, police said.
Police staked out 15 retailers in Saginaw and Kochville townships, giving the retailers police radios and setting up a private channel just for the sting, which allowed quick response time, Fredenburg said.
"These companies were really cool with the blitz," he said. "They would give us a heads-up when they were working on a shoplifter."
The effort allowed authorities to crack down on crime that often gets little attention, Fredenburg said.
"Retail fraud, in the spectrum of police calls, falls to the bottom when it's real busy," he said. "Our point was to take every single shoplifter to jail, even if it was only $20."
The blitz did have one bizarre side effect: When an officer called out to a suspect inside TJ Maxx, 3421 Tittabawassee in Saginaw Township, to get down on the ground, workers there mistook the commotion for a robbery and hid in a back room, calling 911.
The department plans to run another shoplifting blitz, but hasn't set a date, Fredenburg said.
NATICK, MA. ----A Hopkinton teen was arrested Saturday after she strolled into Natick Collection's PacSun store with a collection of stolen items including teeth whitening strips and was caught taking a $6.50 belly button ring, police said.
Tegan Henderson, 18, of 82 Frankland Road, was charged with three counts of receiving stolen property under $250, conspiracy and shoplifting by concealing. Her shoplifting spree ended when a PacSun employee spotted Henderson trying to make off with the belly button ring and called police at 5:07 p.m., Sgt. Paul Thompson said.
"It was watched," Thompson said. "Stores are on top of this."
When police arrived, it was discovered that Henderson and her unidentified accomplice had hit up the mall's CVS Pharmacy, Claire's Accessories and Rave stores, Thompson said.
Henderson had in her possession a stolen toe ring and anklet from Claire's, both valued at $7.50, Thompson said. Also stolen was a $35.99 package of Rembrandt Whitening Strips from CVS and a $93.30 girl's top from Rave, he said.
Henderson was arrested at 6 p.m. and was scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow morning in Natick District Court.
PASCO, WA.----
Pasco police caught up with a 23-year-old man suspected of assaulting a security employee during a shoplifting incident at the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Pasco.
Gus Michel Perez Jr. of Pasco was booked into the Franklin County jail on suspicion of second-degree robbery.
He reportedly assaulted a Wal-Mart employee on June 23 after the employee tried to detain him for allegedly shoplifting from the store. The employee was treated for a broken finger and minor injuries.
BELMONT NC — Belmont Police say a Charlotte woman stole items from Dollar Tree and Fred’s Saturday. Belmont Police charged Vera Sifford Hood, 53, of the 8100 block of Doverdale Lane, Charlotte with two counts of larceny and possession of drug paraphernalia. Police say Hood pilfered about $36 dollars worth of toiletries from the Fred’s Store, located at 6404 Wilkinson Blvd., according to the warrant affidavit. Hood also allegedly stole about $13 worth of bath products and other items from the Dollar Tree Store located in the same shopping center, according to the warrant affidavit. A crack cocaine pipe was also found in Hood’s purse when she was arrested Saturday, according to the warrant affidavit.
CASTLEROCK----A 21-year-old Highlands Ranch man who allegedly tried to steal a number of frozen food items from a grocery store was arrested June 26 for driving drunk. According to a report, police were dispatched at 11:40 p.m. to King Soopers, 8673 S. Quebec St., on a report of a thief who had been detained by security. According to the store's security guard, the man walked into the store, picked out some frozen pizzas and frozen burritos and walked out without paying. The security guard said he tackled the man in the parking lot. In his defense, the man allegedly stated, "I took some food. I haven't eaten in two days. I shouldn't have stolen this but I'm hungry. My mom has no food and I'm starving." The man, who admitted to driving to the store, was asked to do a roadside sobriety test, which he failed, according to the report. He was arrested on suspicion of DUI per se.
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