McCracken Co, KY Sheriff's Department arrest man on Theft and Drug charges; stealing from retailers for last 2 years  According to a McCracken County Sheriff's Department report, MCSD arrested a Lone Oak man after seizing approximately $10,000 worth of stolen property and items of drug paraphernalia from his Lone Oak residence during the execution of a search warrant. The report said on May 27, 2015 detectives with the McCracken County Sheriff's Department were contacted by the Monroe County Sheriff's Department in Key West, Fla., regarding a parcel that was intercepted by law enforcement and found to contain marijuana in excess of 8 ounces. During a search of the residence, detectives located items that had been used in the cultivation of marijuana, evidence of marijuana trafficking and approximately $10,000 worth of merchandise which was believed to have been stolen from an area business. During the following investigation, it was determined that Gold had been stealing from the local business at least once a month for the past two years and that he had profited over $10,000 from the resale of the stolen merchandise. Detectives also learned that Gold had been delivering his homegrown marijuana through the mail for several years. surfky.com

Atlanta ORC gang of four busted hitting Children's Place at Canton Marketplace
Three women and one man were arrested: Laquanda Allen, 27, Deonte Almond, 18, Veonia Hixson, 22, and Cedriona Johnson, 18. Officers found stolen items worth several thousands of dollars, discovered a firearm in one of the suspects' book bags and found what appeared to be marijuana in one of the other suspect's belongings, the press release stated. cherokeetribune.com

Three men charged in connection to $3,300 retail theft from Bloomingdale's in Boca Raton, FL  Three men were arrested in connection to the attempted theft of more than $3,300 of merchandise from a Bloomingdale's in the Town Center Mall at Boca Raton on Tuesday evening, according to an arrest report. Gendis Garcia, 47, of Miami, Lazaro Guzman-Bango, 24, of Hialeah, and Lazaro Hernandez-Remon, 25, of Miami all face one count of organized retail theft. A loss prevention officer at the store found them in the fitting rooms tampering with anti-theft devices on some merchandise from the store, the report said. When Boca Raton police arrived they found the men in a Mercedes with additional items from the store, the report said. A fourth, unidentified man was involved in the theft but he left before police arrived. palmbeachpost.com

Two Bunnell, FL women charged with shoplifting 140 items from Walmart
A pair of Bunnell women are accused of trying to steal 140 items totaling nearly $1,300 in value from a Palm Coast Walmart late Wednesday afternoon. According to the Flagler County Sheriff's Office, security agents at the shopping center, 174 Cypress Pointe Parkway, spotted the two women selecting items and tossing them into a laundry hamper in their shopping cart. When the pair finished shopping, they scanned seven of the items at a self-checkout register and walked to another register without paying. news-journalonline.com

Parolee busted for shoplifting at Rainbow Clothing leads to Police chase in Turlock, CA  A report of three women stealing clothes at a Turlock store turned into a two-county pursuit that ended with the capture of four suspects, one of whom was a parolee at large. Shortly before 5:30 p.m. Saturday the Turlock Police Department received a report of a larceny in progress happening at Rainbow Clothing. The caller stated three women were stealing clothing from the store. The officers responding to the call saw a vehicle matching the description from the theft enter onto Highway 99 headed south. Officers followed and attempted to pull the vehicle over, but the driver refused to stop and sped off. The driver, a man later identified as John Martini, 34, ran from the vehicle while three women stayed behind. Martini was arrested for a parole violation, resisting arrest, and felony evading. He also was taken into custody on several warrants, including one for evading. The three women in the car were all issued citations for petty theft. Inside the vehicle officers found more than 20 items of clothing stolen from the Turlock store. turlockjournal.com