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 Sarasota
deputies charge 3 with credit card fraud scheme at Target stores The
Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has arrested three people for using lost or
stolen credit cards to buy Visa gift cards at area Target stores. Tactical Unit
deputies, working with Target Asset Protection personnel, identified the
suspects in an investigation into similar crimes earlier this month. On
Wednesday the trio returned to Target on Cattlemen Road and were later located
at the Fruitville Road store. The group used credit cards that were lost or
stolen by victims who reported shopping at Prime Outlets Ellenton earlier in the
day. The suspects attempted to buy thousands of dollars' worth of gift cards but
after several transactions were declined bought gift cards totaling $997.33. The
group is facing a total of eight felony charges for Criminal Use of Personal
Identification or attempting to do so in connection with two victims' cards, but
additional victims and transactions have been identified. More charges are
pending as the investigation continues. (Source
bradenton.com)
Theft at Weis Markets in Gettysburg could be part of bigger theft ring
Police are investigating an April 19 theft at Weis Markets in Gettysburg that
could be connected to a possible theft ring across southern part of
Pennsylvania, according to a news release sent April 23 by Cumberland Township
police. Surveillance cameras showed that two men entered the Weis at 735 Old
Harrisburg Road around 1:40 p.m., placed $1,600 worth of health and beauty
products into a white bag and walked out the front door, the release stated.
Police believe the suspects are involved in similar crimes that took place in
Chambersburg, York, Hanover and Shippensburg, according to the release.
(Source
eveningsun.com)
Marshall’s busts 5 suspects in the Pittsburgh area; responsible multiple theft
in the last 3 months Cranberry Police last week arrested five people
from Beaver County charged with stealing more than $1,300 from a Marshall’s
store. The suspects, all from either Beaver Falls or New Brighton, hit the
Marshall’s store in Cranberry Township six times between Feb. 9 and April 4.
According to police documents, the five suspects would take turns stealing
merchandise from the store. Then other members of the alleged theft ring would
return the stolen goods in exchange for gift cards. (Source
thecranberryeagle.com)
Issaquah, WA Police catch T-Mobile burglars in the act
Three men were arrested yesterday morning after they broke into a T-Mobile store
in Issaquah. Police Officers saw the three men break into the closed store at
3:22 a.m. and were waiting for them when they walked out. One of the men fled
and was arrested at Lake Sammamish State Park. Officers were patrolling near the
store following a string of break-ins at phone stores, police said.
(Source
seattletimes.com)
Three male suspects steal $31,000 in iPads from Collinsville, IL., Walmart store
Police in Goshen, IN are working a theft ring involving several suspects
stealing from Walmart & Sam's from Indy to NW Indiana
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