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Brooklyn man stopped from making up to $500,000 in fraudulent purchases at
Alabama Target stores Gardendale Police Edward Earl Jones, 30, of
Brooklyn, was charged Tuesday with five counts of identity theft along with
credit card fraud, trafficking in stolen identities and theft of property,
Gardendale Police said. It wasn't in the cards. A Brooklyn man with 39 fake
credit cards worth $500,000 was stopped by Alabama police after he rang up just
$9,000 in fraudulent purchases, police allege. Edward Earl Jones, 30, is being
held on $620,000 bond at the Jefferson County Jail after being charged Tuesday
with five counts of identity theft along with credit card fraud, trafficking in
stolen identities and theft of property. Jones, who booked a three-day trip from
New York to Birmingham on Saturday, had a collection of credit and debit cards
from accounts stolen from Regions Bank customers in Alabama. "He had the ability
to make over a half million dollars,'' Gardendale police Det. Chris Clark said.
"It just got stopped before he could get that far." Jones started swiping the
fake cards Sunday, moving from one big-box Target store to the next.
(Source
nydailynews.com)
 Twelve
suspects from Georgia arrested on credit card fraud in Idaho Boise
Police have arrested 12 people after officers uncovered a massive stolen credit
card ring. The suspects are accused of using the stolen account numbers to try
and buy gift cards from local retailers. Detectives believe the suspects all
traveled to Boise from Georgia to commit the crime, then planned to sell the
gift cards and pocket the cash. "We all pay higher prices and fees because
stores and banks need to cover their losses from these types of crimes," said
Detective Wade Spain with the Boise Police Financial Crimes Unit. "We have to
thank some alert local store employees for realizing the gift card purchases
were suspicious and calling police. After that, a lot of officers worked this
investigation and arrested these people who we believe came here for the purpose
of committing crime." said Det. Spain. (Source
jrn.com)
 Oklahoma
ORC Suspect linked to at least $30,000 in stolen merchandise Police
said they have linked a man accused of a theft at Walmart to least a dozen other
cases. David Ray Bowman has been in jail for the last month and his list of
charges is now more than two pages long. Police said he was part of a three-man
theft ring that is responsible for stealing more than $30,000 in merchandise
from area stores. Surveillance footage shows Bowman walking out of a store with
Dyson vacuums. Police said they are still trying to identify the man shown with
that they believe was an accomplice. Police said Bowman is also responsible for
stealing power tools from Lowe's in Bixby. Tulsa police larceny investigators
said the group would sell stolen vacuums, power tools, electronics and jewelry
to eight or 10 different pawn shops. (Source
fox23.com)
 Couple
in $10K Safeway theft operation arraigned in Oregon A grand jury has
indicted two people on allegations they participated in an organized retail
theft operation, stealing close to $10,000 from local Safeway stores. Grant
William Arnold and Megan Christine Gomes both entered not-guilty pleas in
Multnomah County Circuit Court Monday and were arraigned on the 12 count
indictment. The joint investigation between Safeway Loss Prevention and the
Gresham Police Department started earlier this year, police said. Gresham Police
Detective Brandon Crate said Gomes and Arnold were taking personal hygiene
products and other small, but expensive items that could be easily hidden. Some
of the stolen items recovered include teeth whitening strips, electronic
toothbrush heads, vitamins, and Rogaine. (Source
koin.com)
Memphis man connected to multiple Target electronic burglaries arrested by
police Memphis police caught a man who they say was involved with the
theft of the Beats by Dre headphones and Beats speakers from the East Memphis
Target on Colonial Road. The suspect was found after he reported his car as
stolen because investigators found the report suspicious. After searching his
phone, police found pictures of the stolen headphones from the East Memphis
Target. Police say he was possibly connected to a similar burglary at the Target
on Poplar Avenue and Interstate 240. Suspects reportedly stole 19 boxes of
headphones and Beats speakers from the Target on Colonial Road. The headphones
are valued at about $5,860. Police say the suspects then loaded the merchandise
into three bags. According to reports, a box of headphones and two boxes of
speakers were dropped at the registers. The suspects were seen on video knocking
over two cash registers as they were leaving and stole $300 in cash, according
to police. (Source
wmcactionnews5.com)
Glassboro, NJ Police arrest man for shoplifting baby formula 2 times in 3 days
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