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Cops: 4 Brooklyn men charged in Target iPad thefts in Valley Stream, Nassau
County The scheme fell apart, police said, when a loss prevention
employee at the Sunrise Highway store became concerned about the purchase, which
was in excess of $6,000, and notified the authorities. Four Brooklyn men were
under arrest Wednesday, charged with using a fake American Express card to
fraudulently purchase Apple iPads and other electronics from a Target store in
Valley Stream, Nassau County police said. The incident took place at about 5:45
p.m. Tuesday. (Source
newsday.com)
North Adams, MA man pleads not guilty in theft of baby formula
An admitted drug addict accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of baby
formula is being held on $1,000 bail after pleading not guilty to felony larceny
charges. Timothy M. Conn, 28, of North Adams, was allegedly caught on tape
stealing more than $500 worth of baby formula from the Great Barrington Price
Chopper on Aug. 15. Other charges are coming in connection with the thefts
of more than $2,800 of baby formula from the Price Choppers in Lenox and Great
Barrington between July 30 and Aug. 25. (Source
berkshireeagle.com)
Fourth suspect arrested in theft scheme at Sears in Monroe, LA
A fourth suspect was arrested Monday in connection with several thousand dollars
worth of merchandise reportedly stolen by Sears employees. Monroe police believe
Jonathan Wise, picked up a washer and dryer at Sears with an invalid receipt.
After being arrested, Wise reportedly told officers that Kewon Carter provided
him with the receipt. Loss prevention associates reportedly found no record of a
washer and dryer sold at the time on the receipt. Earlier in August, Monroe
police arrested 3 other suspects. An investigation revealed those 3 suspects
were reportedly taking unpaid items from Sears on Millhaven Road and placing
them in people’s vehicles. The items included a flat-screen television worth
almost $1,200 and two sets of washers and dryers with a retail value of around
$3,300. (Source
thenewsstar.com)
Two People Charged in Easton, MD Shoplifting Spree
An adult and a juvenile face theft charges after police say they stole items
from numerous stores in the same shopping center in Easton. Hitting Rue21,
J. C. Penney and Kohl's amounted to $862.96. (Source
wboc.com)
Serial shoplifter pulled knife on Home Depot employees, led police on a chase in
Lehigh, PA It took 4 Police Officers to handcuff Chris Haller, who now
faces a multitude of charges. Haller is accused of stealing from 3 Lehigh County
stores as well as smashing into 2 cars in his failed get-a-way. The Home Depot
theft totaled $932. Earlier this summer, Haller was wanted by police in
connection with the theft of $350 in electronics from Wal-Mart and a $2300 in
thefts from Target. (Source
dailynewsden.com)
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