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2012 Archives
Submitted by Nelson Harrah, ORC Director, Gap
Coronado Mall Blitz
On, May 16th-18th, a joint-retail blitz was conducted at
Coronado Mall in Albuquerque, NM with the direct support
of Albuquerque PD.
Blitz Highlights
· 38 suspects apprehended and $5,100.00 of merchandise
recovered from 23 different retailers (Vehicle Search
Warrants Pending)
· Well-known booster Manuel Leyba and his son were
apprehended on Day 2. Both had been targeting several
retailers at the mall on a weekly basis prior to the
blitz. Both had multiple warrants for thefts from Gap
and Express with known losses totaling more than
$12,000.00.
· Detectives were able to gather intelligence on
potential fencing locations and other local ORC suspects
affecting our stores in the Albuquerque area.
· Several suspects were found to be in possession of
drug paraphernalia and lock blade knives.
Thanks to the following
personal for their direct in-market support during the
three day operation.
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Darin Linell, RLPM Victoria Secret
Lance Krueger, RLPM, Express
Greg Bacigalupi, RLPM, Express
Fritz Martin, Security Director, Coronado Mall and his
entire staff
Don Moore, Security Captain, Coronado Mall
Anchor Store LP Teams from Kohl’s, Macy’s, Sears and JC
Penny’s
Nelson Harrah, ORC Director, Gap
Wanda Rodgers, Corporate Security Specialist, Gap
Jason Heisser, RLPM, Gap
Krystal Buchanan, ORCS, Gap
Jerome Smith, LPS/ORC, Gap
Joe Juarez, LP Investigator, Abercrombie/Hollister
George Perez, LP Investigator, Abercrombie/Hollister
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*Special Thanks to all the Detectives and Officers from
Albuquerque PD’s Organized Crime Unit, NE Area Impact,
NE Bike Units and the Nite team for their "best in
class" support during the 3-day operation. You are
definitely in step with your community.
Click here for a full recap of the Blitz.
ADP Report # - 120045435
Leyba had been issued a Criminal Trespass notice in 2009
and has several cases currently being worked by APD
Officers for Commercial Burglary affecting many stores
in the Albuquerque area. Leyba was accompanied by his
son Leyba Jr. He was stopped by APD after shoplifting
from JC Penney’s and Children’s Place, the vehicle was
sealed, towed, and seized. |
 Md.
store owner busted selling stolen goods and says he
doesn't care if items were illegally obtained
Prince George's County organized retail crime detectives
say that Jose Molina, who owns a store in Elkridge, made
his place of business a "one-stop shop" for stolen
goods. "He was bringing in stolen stuff, buying it and
giving orders to the busters, telling them what items he
preferred," Prince George's County Police Sgt. Aubrey
Thompson said. Molina, though, says the cops have it all
wrong, despite Thompson saying that police sold items to
him that they clearly indicated were stolen. The items,
some of which still had stickers from Target on them,
included razors, shampoo, hair coloring, air fresheners
and Tide detergent. (Source
wjla.com)
Shoplifting spree gets four women busted wheeling out
two shopping carts full of merchandise at the Wal-Mart
store in Oswego, NY. You
never get caught the first time. So they were probably
very active in the area. FYI (Source
oswegocountytoday.com)
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 The
Lego King
- A Silicon Valley SAP VP software executive
put fake bar codes on Lego sets at various
Target stores, bought the toys at a steep
discount, then sold them online for
thousands of dollars
Authorities say Langenbach bought Lego sets
at Target stores but covered their original
bar codes with his own bar-code stickers to
get a cheaper price. When police obtained a
search warrant for Langenbach's posh $2M
home in San Carlos, they said they found
hundreds of sets of the colorful toy bricks,
many of which he sold on eBay under the name
"tomsbrickyard." Authorities say
Langenbach's house also was filled with Lego
creations he had built himself. Langenbach
works for German software giant SAP. His
LinkedIn profile lists him as a vice
president in a Northern California division.
He was already under surveillance by Target
security officers who suspected him of the
scheme when they spotted him at the chain's
Mountain View store May 8. After he
completed his purchases using the bogus bar
codes, the store called police and
Langenbach was arrested, authorities said.
"This particular crime, the way it was done,
the sophistication, the amount of
expenditure in time and money to do it,
suggests there's something way beyond money
that motivated him to do it," Hendrickson
said. (Source
msn.com)
(source
nbcbayarea.com)
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