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Federal jury convicts Beaver County, PA man of running theft ring
A Beaver County man paid people for merchandise stolen from
retail stores
in Western Pennsylvania and then resold the goods at a popular Ohio flea
market,
a federal jury decided Tuesday. The jury convicted Terry L. Sempf, 58, of
New
Brighton of conspiracy and interstate transportation of stolen goods. He
faces
up to 15 years in prison when U.S. District Judge David Cercone sentences
him on
Feb. 23. Between 2006 and 2010, the thieves shoplifted DVDs, over-the-
counter
medicines, personal hygiene products, cosmetics and clothing from area
stores,
prosecutors said. Sempf paid the thieves for the stolen goods, took the
merchandise to Rogers Community Auction in Rogers, Ohio, and resold them,
prosecutors say. (Source
triblive.com)
Three steal thousands in Apple products from Target in Turlock, CA
Three out-of-towners, including a 16-year-old boy, were arrested
in
Turlock on allegations they stole several thousands of dollars in
electronics
from Target. Around 9 p.m. Monday an officer driving through the parking lot
at
the Monte Vista Crossings shopping center was flagged down by store
security.
The security guard reported three individuals had just stolen from the store
and
were trying to make their escape. The officer was able to detain one suspect
at
the scene and other officers apprehended the two other suspects across the
street, near the Old Navy store, according to the Turlock Police Department.
The
store's security told the officers the three had been in the electronics
department. When the clerk wasn't looking they allegedly smashed a glass
case
and stole $2,500 worth of Apple products. (Source
turlockjournal.com)
Man accused of stealing $10,000 electronics from Best Buy in OH, MI waives
prelim A 48-year-old New Jersey man arrested after
officials
said they discovered $10,000 in stolen goods in his vehicle at the Blue
Water
Bridge waived his right to a preliminary examination Tuesday. Faru
Fernandez-Igua
is charged with conducting a criminal enterprise, two counts of organized
retail
crime and two counts of first-degree retail fraud. St. Clair County District
Judge Cynthia Platzer continued Fernandez-Igua's $500,000 bond after he
waived
his right to a preliminary exam. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers
found dozens of unopened consumer electronics when they searched Fernandez-
Igua's
vehicle in late September, according to a statement from police. Authorities
believe the items were stolen from Best Buy in Fort Gratiot. They also
suspect
Fernandez-Igua was involved in several similar thefts in stores throughout
Michigan and Ohio. (Source
thetimesherald.com)
Leesburg, VA Awarded International Community Policing Prize; recognized for
partnerships with local retails battling ORC The
Leesburg
Police Department is a 2014 recipient of a Community Policing Award from the
International Association of Chiefs of Police and Cisco Systems. This award
recognizes outstanding community policing initiatives by law enforcement
agencies worldwide. The LPD was one of five agencies selected for awards and
shares this year's prize for agencies serving populations of 20,001 to
50,000
with the Madison County (AL) Police Department. The Leesburg department was
recognized for the partnerships it established with town businesses to
combat
organized retail crime. Incurring no additional costs, the LPD established a
public-private partnership to enhance traditional analytical practices,
apply
modern theories on crime prevention and reverse a significant crime
trend.
(Source
leesburgtoday.com)
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