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UK retailer loses $8M claim from warehouse worker ORC theft
A warehouse worker stole more than seven tonnes of Ted Baker clothes from the
designer brand over five years, costing the firm nearly $8 million in lost
business and legal costs. Joseph Okyere-Nsiah took the clothes from a warehouse
in North London where he worked between 2003 and 2008, the High Court. The
thefts have been revealed after the failure of a legal challenge by Ted Baker's
distribution arm, No Ordinary Designer Label Limited (NODL), against its
insurers, who refused to pay out because the company had not completed the
necessary paperwork. A judge, Mr Justice Eder, has ruled the firm, which
suffered 2.16 ($3.45 U.S.) million pounds in lost business and spent 2.5 ($4
U.S.) million pounds on legal fees, is not entitled to a penny. Okyere-Nsiah
pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal and was handed a three-year jail term
following the discovery of the thefts. But NODL's case against its insurers has
rumbled on. After the thefts were uncovered, the Ted Baker off-shoot failed to
provide certain information and documentation, as required by the terms of the
policies, the judge said. Okyere-Nsiah had looted the warehouse about 500 times.
A 5,000 pounds ($8,000 U.S.) policy excess for each incident was also fatal to
the company's claim. It emerged that, in cahoots with delivery van drivers,
Okyere-Nsiah had for years been spiriting away stock 'at a rate of six or seven
boxes at a time'.
telegraph.co.uk
Fencing
Operations busted:
Nashua, NH Police bust retail crime ring According to
authorities, several people sold hundreds of stolen items to two pawn shops, and
one shop failed to report hundreds of purchases and sales. Police said Christina
Giguere, 28, Steven Giguere, 25, Doris Berry, 46, Rebecca Bulsa, 20, Cassondra
Davis, 26, and Ross Clapper, 24, were arrested on theft-related charges. The
owners of Family Pawn are scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday. Investigators
said thousands of dollars worth of merchandise has been recovered.
wmur.com
Target
security guard attacked after couple tries to steal $1K in teeth whitener,
police say in Hempfield Twp, Pa. Police in Hempfield Township said
they’re searching for a couple accused of attempting to steal $1,200 in teeth
whitening products from an area Target store. When security approached the
woman, the man attacked the guard from behind. Officers said the guard and the
man fought, until both the man and woman took off in a 4-door silver car with
Pennsylvania license plate DXN9292.
wpxi.com
Police looking for baby formula female ORC DUO in Muskegon, Mich.
Norton Shores Police said more than $1,000 worth of formula was recently stolen
from retail stores in the Muskegon area. People commenting on the Norton Shores
Police Department’s Facebook page have suggested a possible name. Anyone with
information should call Norton Shores police at 231-733-2691 or Silent Observer
at 231-72-CRIME.
grandhaventribune.com
Homeland Security and Maryland State Police assist in $100,000 ATM Skimming case
Homeland Security Investigations personnel and state police are teaming up with
local agencies, including those in Frederick County, to identify a man suspected
of stealing ATM card information using a skimming device in several Maryland
counties. Police believe the man has stolen more than $100,000 by attaching a
device to ATM machine that records information from the magnetic strips of cards
while recording customers' passwords with an installed overhead camera. The man
then clones this information onto fraudulent cards, a Maryland State Police news
release states. A related skimming investigation is taking place in Frederick
County, the release states. The Frederick County Bureau of Investigation is
investigating a skimming device found Sept. 26 on an ATM outside the Sandy
Spring Bank on Mercantile Drive East, off Ballenger Creek Pike.
fredericknewspost.com
Cleveland, OH Ringleader sentenced to 10 years in $500,000 Identity Theft Ring
A man convicted of operating an identity theft ring and recruiting others to
open unauthorized lines of credit will have to serve a term of 10 years behind
bars at an Ohio penitentiary. Brian Lumbus Jr. provided forged Ohio driver's
licenses and stolen account holder information for others to facilitate a series
of crimes, according to a news release from Bay Village Police. An investigation
into the ring started after a Bay Village resident reported her checking account
had been compromised and was used for a number of fabricated checks. Authorities
traced those checks that were cashed at local banks for a total of $43,000. A
more in-depth investigation by the Bay Village Police and U.S. Secret Service
revealed more than $500,000 of losses at four separate banking institutions.
They also identified fraudulent lines of credit from a variety of retail stores
with losses of more than $500,000. They were later sold for a fraction of their
value on the streets of Cleveland.
wkyc.com
Bronx, NY Organized Theft Ring busted
A Bronx man has been charged in connection with an organized identity theft ring
that was operating in the Rensselaer County area, according to East Greenbush
police. Abdulnasir J. Usman, 21, was one of three men travelling throughout
upstate New York on July 21, 2013 using counterfeit credit cards to get cash and
property, police said. Last year, when they got the first call, it was for a
suspicious person and they found three men with dozens of questionable credit
cards and gift cards which later turned out to be bogus. Usman is charged with
37 counts of Identity Theft and Possession of Forged Instrument (2nd Degree). He
was arraigned before Town Justice Mary Pat Donnelly and sent to County Jail. He
is due back in court tomorrow, Wednesday, November 5, for a preliminary hearing.
wgy.com
 Stolen
Gas Unsafely Transported Everyday on LA Freeways "Bladder trucks" that are
loaded with hundreds of gallons of stolen gasoline travel LA's congested
freeways every day are a "disaster waiting to happen," according to Agent Steve
Scarince of the Secret Service. Scarince leads the task force targeting this
potentially explosive crime. He says it is only a matter of time before one of
these makeshift tankers gets into a traffic accident. "It would be
catastrophic," he said. These vehicles are not designed for this kind of weight,
or combustible cargo. Their weight leads to problems with braking, making them
"extremely dangerous" particularly on Southern California's extensive network of
congested freeways.
nbclosangeles.com
Women
sought in theft of purses from Macy's in Daytona Beach Daytona Beach
police on Tuesday released video showing two women stealing about $2,000 worth
of purses from Macy's. The theft happened on October 23 at the Macy's at 1700
West International Speedway Boulevard. Surveillance video shows two women
selecting bags and placing them together on a rack, police said. After checking
to see if any employees were nearby, the women grabbed the purses and walked out
of the store.
clickorlando.com
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