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Arrested for Retail Theft at Polk County Walmart
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Wednesday, March 18, 2015, the Polk County Sheriff's Office
Organized Retail Crime Unit, along with Wal-Mart Loss Prevention
store members, conducted a retail theft investigation at Wal-Mart in
Lakeland, FL. Two suspects were seen removing a Greico baby swing
from a shelf then walk to the customer service counter and returned
the swing for a gift card. The suspects were joined by two others
who concealed merchandise, including batteries, cooked shrimp and
candy. All 4 were arrested, between the 4 suspects - 62 prior
arrests and over 50 felonies.
polksheriff.org |
 Two Verizon employees in Roswell, NM. Arrested; faked robbery to steal
$7,200 in cash and $7,500 in merchandise Roswell police say employees of a
downtown Verizon store admitted to lying about an armed robbery so one of the
employees could steal cash and phones. Joshua Fitisemanu, 25, and Felicia Mejia,
21, turned themselves in and were arrested at the Roswell Police Department
Thursday afternoon. An arrest warrant has been issued for the third suspect,
23-year-old Marcus Boyd. RPD said the trio called 911 on March 11 to report a
robbery at 200 N. Main St. The employees gave officers a similar description of
the alleged robber, who they said flashed a gun in his waistband when he entered
the store. Investigators reviewed surveillance video from neighboring businesses
and could not find a suspect matching the description. Police said the employees
who turned themselves in admitted it was Fitisemanu's idea to steal from the
store since they had allegedly garnished his wages. Fitisemanu is accused of
stealing about $7,270 in cash and 10 cell phones worth about $7,550. The phones
were recovered from a shed belonging to Fitisemanu. Of the cash, about $1,500
was recovered. Fitisemanu told investigators he spent the rest of the money.
kob.com
Kohl's Loss Prevention and Hermitage, TN Police arrest 2 ORC suspects with
$2,100 in merchandise Two women were arrested for shoplifting outside a
Hermitage clothing store Thursday afternoon. It happened at the Kohl's on
Lebanon Pike around 1:30 p.m. Police reported Melissa Key, 41, and Sonya
Allison, 43, were seen on surveillance placing merchandise inside two bags.
According to an affidavit, Key left the store and drove a vehicle to the front
entrance so Allison could run out with the bags. Police stopped the car and
found nearly $2,100 worth of merchandise. A member of the News 2 iReport 2
network sent in this photo from the scene. Key and Allison were booked in the
metro jail on charges of theft of merchandise.
wkrn.com
 Cleveland man arrested for stealing $4,000 in Polo shirts from Great Lakes
Mall; possible connection to Macy's $7,650 theft in University Hts, OH Police
arrested a 52-year-old Cleveland man on charges of accusing him of stealing
$4,000 of Ralph Lauren Polo shirts from a Mentor department store. Michael
Hatcher was taken into custody Thursday in connection with the theft. University
Heights police are investigating a similar incident that occurred March 13 at
Macy's where $7,650 in Polo shirts were stolen. University Heights police said
they have a person of interest in that case, but would not confirm whether
Hatcher is a suspect. Hatcher is charged with felony theft, receiving stolen
property and possessing criminal tools.
cleveland.com
Hayward man arrested for stealing $1,200 worth of gaming consoles from Fry's in
Palo Alto, CA Investigators have arrested a 30-year-old Hayward man that is
accused of being an outstanding suspect in an armed robbery at a Palo Alto
electronics store back in January, according to CBS Local. David Gandara is
being accused of stealing three gaming consoles with an estimated value of
$1,200. Police believe Gandara, as well his partner Jason Fayyad, stole the
gaming consoles at gun-point from Fry's Electronics on Jan. 28. According to
police, Gandara allegedly pointed a handgun at a loss-prevention employee.
suntimes.com
Joplin, MO man arrested stealing 19 cases of Shotgun Shells form Walmart
A
Joplin man was arrested and charged with felony theft after stealing thousands
of rounds of shotgun ammunition from the Carthage Walmart and Walmart stores in
Webb City and Monett. Carthage Police Lt. Bill Barksdale said 19 cases of
shotgun ammunition (approx. value $2,000) were stolen from the Carthage Walmart
on Monday, eight cases from the Webb City Walmart later that same day and 14
cases were stolen from the Monett Walmart on Sunday. Garrett Mitchell Koon, 23,
Joplin, was arrested on Tuesday and is being held on $15,000 bond on one count
of felony stealing.
carthagepress.com
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Twin Cities ORCA to hold first annual conference
in Minneapolis on Aug. 3-4, 2015
In October 2014, a group of dedicated law enforcement, crime analysts, corporate
fraud and loss prevention investigators, and prosecutors created the Twin Cities
Organized Retail Crime Association (TCORCA), 501c4 nonprofit corporation, as a
private/public partnership to fight Organized Retail Criminal Enterprises
negatively affecting our businesses and communities in the Twin Cities
metropolitan area, greater Minnesota, and the upper Midwest region. The creation
of this Minnesota-based ORCA with ties to the 30+ other ORCAs in the U.S. will
facilitate the ability to formalize information sharing and bring these types of
criminal cases to prosecution in a more efficient, effective, and timely manner.
A sophisticated and secure website,
TCORCA.org has been set up to share real-time crime information and
intelligence on these groups in order to enhance the identification of offenders
and the targeting of criminal enterprises. TCORCA encourages loss prevention
and fraud investigators to apply for membership in order to take advantage of
the tools available through this great resource. There are no fees or dues
associated with being a user of TCORCA.org. Authorized users can post crime
alerts, receive bulletins and alerts from other users, request assistance,
network with public and private partners, and utilize analytics and mapping.
TCORCA will hold its first annual Twin Cities Organized Retail Crime
Association Training and Conference at the Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West in
Plymouth, Minnesota on August 3-4, 2015. There will be over 20 speakers on
three different tracks. The conference includes advanced training on numerous
topics from subject matter experts across the country. Speakers include
representation from federal, state, and local law enforcement officials, as well
as dynamic leaders across the retail and financial services spectrum. To
register for the event,
click here.
For a full list of speakers and topics,
click here. For event sponsorship opportunities,
click here.
To learn more about membership, conference registration, regional intelligence,
networking meetings and sponsorship opportunities, contact
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