Fencing Operation: Kroger ORC Investigations Team and Kentucky State Police Investigates Organized Criminal Activity in Madison County  The Kentucky State Police, Richmond Post, in conjunction with the Kroger Loss Prevention Organized Crime Branch have been conducting undercover transactions in Richmond over the past month. The investigation continued this morning as multiple agencies executed search warrants, looking for items that were illegally obtained by three local Madison County businesses. As a result of the ongoing investigation, four people have been arrested and lodged at the Madison County Detention Center. KSP was assisted in the investigation by Kentucky Alcohol Beverage Control, Kentucky Department of Revenue, Kroger Loss Prevention, Madison County Sheriff's Office, Richmond Police Department, and the ATF. bereaonline.com kentuckystatepolice.org

Vallejo Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Credit Card Making Equipment and Aggravated Identity Theft  According to court documents, between July 2013 and September 2014 Sandhu and Simone Aguilar, 42, of Vallejo, used stolen identification information to manufacture credit cards and IDs. They used the stolen IDs and credit cards to obtain goods and credit from car dealerships and retail stores.  justice.gov

Nassau Co, NY: Woman charged in $14,000 theft of Michael Kors merchandise from T.J. Maxx; 3 accomplices sought  A Brooklyn woman has been arrested as one of four suspects who shoplifted more than $14,000 from TJ Maxx stores in Greenvale and Hicksville, Nassau County police said. Raquel Davila, 54, faces third and fourth-degree charges of grand larceny as well as a seventh-degree count of criminal possession of a controlled substance. Davila was arrested Tuesday at her residence without incident for her alleged role in the two incidents, which police said took place August 13 and August 23. Police said Davila and three others entered the stores, located in Greenvale and Hicksville, and removed $14,237.57 in Michael Kors merchandise. The three others have not yet been apprehended. theislandnow.com

Hays, KS: 2 Kansas arrested for string of shoplifting incidents: hitting 8 stores, totaling over $3,000  Two Kansas women were arrested over the weekend in connection with a number of thefts at Hays retailers. According to the Hays Police Department, Roberta Tonya Gonzalez, 43, and Angie Pilar Parra, 30, both of Dodge City, were arrested and a juvenile was taken into custody Sunday evening at Hastings Entertainment after they were identified in a string of shoplifting incidents at the entertainment store. The initial estimated value of the items stole from Hasting was $1,700. During a search of the suspect's vehicle, officers reportedly found a significant amount of stolen items, valued at more than $1,800, that allegedly had been taken from eight other retailers in Hays. salinapost.com

Rogersville, TN: Walmart shoplifter who succeeded twice nabbed on third try in same day  A man allegedly made it out of the Rogersville Walmart with stolen tools twice Sunday morning, but when he tried his luck again that night police were waiting for him in the parking lot. Rogersville Police said the video shows Jonathan Tackett leave the store with a shopping cart containing tools he didn't pay for, and unload those tools into his pickup. Tackett then go back into the store, put more tools in his cart, and then leave the store again without paying. The value of the stolen tools was listed at $562. Shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday Walmart contacted the RPD and reported that Tackett had come back at the Rogersville Walmart. Police waited for Tackett to exit. This time Tackett allegedly purchased a case of bottled water, which hid several more tools (valued at over $50.00) on the bottom rack of the cart that he was allegedly attempting to get past the checkout without paying. timesnews.net


Arapahoe Co, CO: Victoria's Secret surveillance photo released of Shoplifting Team at the Streets of Southglenn  The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office has released photos of a man and a woman accused of entering the Streets of Southglenn Victoria's Secret, loading up shopping bags with "Pink" merchandise and running out of the store without paying. The incident happened at around 1 p.m. on Aug. 21. It hadn't been publicized until now. 9news.com



Airdrie, AB, CN: RCMP looking for man who stole $951 in Crest White Stripes from Shopper's Drug Mart  Police are looking for a man who allegedly stole $951 worth of Crest White Strips, used to whiten and brighten teeth, July 13. Mounties say the man entered the Shopper's Drug Mart on Market Street and began loading the Strips into a gift bag. When a store clerk confronted him, the man fled with the product in a white sports utility vehicle. Police say a woman may also have been involved. A similar robbery, which took place at a Shopper's Drug Mart in Calgary an hour earlier, may be linked. airdrieecho.com