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Group from Texas Arrested in Box-Stuffing Shoplifting Scheme in W.Va. - have
they hit your stores? Four people are facing charges, accused of
shoplifting from Walmart in Spencer. Nichols says they would take a large item
in a box, take the item out, then fill it with smaller items like DVDs and
clothes. In Thursday's bust, the group tried to shoplift nearly $1,400 worth of
merchandise. However, they believe it was only one stop along a much larger
path. There were multiple receipts from multiple stores, multiple Walmarts,"
Nichols said. Police believe the group has been running this shoplifting scheme
at Walmarts from Texas to West Virginia and they are continuing their
investigation. They think the group might also have been exchanging items for
gift cards. The four are facing charges of grand larceny, conspiracy to commit
grand larceny, drug possession, altered drivers licenses and carrying a deadly
weapon. Michael Anthony Gonzalez, 21, Catelynn L. Chapa, 19, Emmanuel Angel
Jesus Zavala, Jr., 19, and a juvenile, all of San Antonio, Texas, were arrested
Thursday. (Source
wsaz.com)
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operation busted - Liquor Store Raided For Selling Stolen Merchandise in
Nashville - Kroger ORC Team continues to make an impact Officials with
the Metro Nashville Police Department said Northwest Liquors was raided after an
investigation revealed the store’s employees were allegedly dealing with stolen
merchandise. Investigators confiscated the store’s entire stock in the raid. On
ten separate occasions, detectives said staff at the store purchased a total of
eleven gift cards, collectively valued at $5,000 from an undercover police
officer in exchange for $260 cash and a small amount of cocaine. They also
reportedly bought detergent and dishwashing soap valued at more than $400
dollars for about a fourth of its actual worth. The store’s owner and operator,
47-year-old Jenar Kader, along with another employee, 29-year-old Waldorf
Coleman Jr., were expected to be charged in the incident.
(Source
newschannel5.com)
 Montreal
man pleads guilty to 56 offenses of credit card fraud - crown seeking 5 yr.
prison sentence - organized crime gang involved Nour-El-Dean
Mouneimnen has been in custody since his March 7 arrest in Gander for the
offenses, which occurred in Port Aux Basques, Bishop’s Falls, Grand
Falls-Windsor, Corner Brook, and Gander over several weeks in February and
March. The charges to which he pled guilty included 19 counts of possession of
stolen credit card information, 18 counts of using stolen credit card
information, 13 counts of impersonation, one count of conspiracy to commit
fraud, one count of using a stolen credit card, one count of possessing a credit
card writer for unlawful purposes, one count of laundering, and two counts of
fraud. According to information presented in court, Mouneimnen obtained stolen
credit card information from real people, mostly living in the United States,
uploaded that information to blank cards, and then used those cards to buy
prepaid credit cards, gift cards, as well as merchandise from businesses across
the province. Crown prosecutor Karen O'Reilly told the court Thursday that
Mouneimnen spent thousands of dollars using false and prepaid credit cards in
stores across the province including grocery stores, clothing stores,
restaurants, and jewelry stories. While in most cases, the stores and
cardholders targeted were protected, four major credit card companies are out
over $7,000 due to crimes committed by Mouneimnen. There were also packages sent
between the accused and other parties during their period of activity, which
O'Reilly said could point to an involvement in an organized crime group.
(Source
nlnewsnow.com)
$500,000 Theft ring targeting distracted shoppers in San Diego - using cards at
stores San Diego police detectives say the group has been targeting
women at Whole Foods grocery stores in Hillcrest, La Jolla and Del Mar since
2011. According to police, the thieves have racked up bills of up to $500,000
from nearby banks and shopping plazas, like the Fashion Valley Mall. Police told
10News they're also targeting women who look like the thieves themselves to use
their identities when cashing in their loot. "The third suspect most likely
looks similar to the victim and that person is then taking the identification of
the stolen credit cards to a bank or a department store," Mayer added.
(Source
10news.com)
South Florida pair stole, tried to sell Wal-Mart truck with $376,000 in contents
Loaded with over $376,000 worth of Nestle products such as instant coffee and
chocolate syrup, among others, the tractor-trailer was to be driven from the
Atlanta area to a Walmart in Central Florida. Two South Florida men, Alien Moya
and Reinaldo Llabona Jr., signed on to do the job but they didn't carry it out,
prosecutors allege. Instead the two men are accused of driving the trailer down
to West Palm Beach and trying to sell its contents — which also included 20,000
cans of infant formula — for $100,000. But the FBI, which had arrested two men
in a related case, got some assistance from them in identifying Moya and Llabona
as the suspects in the theft of the Walmart-bound cargo, court filings state.
Now, Moya and Llabona are facing federal charges of theft of an interstate
shipment, selling stolen property and theft of medical products.
(Source
cbs12.com)
Husband, wife charged with shoplifting as a team at Walmart in Avon Park
Sheriff’s deputies arrested a couple Thursday who allegedly attempted to leave
the Avon Park Walmart with $946 in electronics. John Wayne Barton, 33, and his
wife, Jennifer L. Barton, 29, of 604 Bill Heat St. in Avon Park were stopped by
store personnel, detained, then arrested. The Highlands County Sheriff’s Office
filed charges on each of larceny/retail theft of more than $300 by coordinating
with others, a third-degree felony. (Source
newssun.com)
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duo busted in Fort Walton Beach, Florida returning stolen merchandise at local
department store The woman, Eva Anna Layton of Fort Walton Beach, and
the boy, Grayson Lance Kasper of Niceville, are accused of going into Kohl’s on
Beal Parkway and loading up a shopping cart with 15 swimsuits, three wallets, a
bracelet, a necklace, two pairs of sunglasses, and a purse. According to the
Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office arrest report, Layton went into the men’s
fitting room and came out wearing the purse over her shoulder as if it belonged
to her. The purse was allegedly filled with purloined merchandise. They trying
to return items for cash. (Source
nwfdailynews.com)
Shoplifting pair sought by police stealing teeth-whitening strips and skin care
products in Vons grocery stores in Southern Calif.
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