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Retail Theft

New England Couple Accused Of $1M Lululemon Theft Spree Across 4 States New England Couple Accused Of $1M Lululemon Theft Spree Across 4 States
New England Couple Accused Of $1M Lululemon Theft Spree Across 4 States A Connecticut couple has been accused of orchestrating a multi-state theft operation targeting Lululemon stores, resulting in approximately $1 million in stolen merchandise. Jadion Anthony Richards, age 44, and Akwele Nickeisha Lawes-Richards, age 45, both from Danbury, were charged in in Minnesota on Friday, Nov. 22, at Ramsey County District Court with organized retail theft, according to the Minnesota Star Tribune.  Their alleged activities spanned over two months and involved thefts in several states, including New York, Connecticut, Minnesota, Colorado, and Utah, the Star Tri…
Smile, You're On Body Camera: TJ Maxx To Equip Employees To Fight Shoplifting Smile, You're On Body Camera: TJ Maxx To Equip Employees To Fight Shoplifting
Smile, You're On Body Camera: TJ Maxx To Equip Employees To Fight Shoplifting To fight the recent rise in shoplifting and retail theft, shoppers could see store security employees wearing body-worn cameras to help catch thieves red-handed.  TJX, the parent company of TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Serria, HomeSense, and HomeGoods, said will begin equipping some employees with body-worn cameras similar to those worn by police, the Boston Globe reported. The company started testing the initiative last year.  The company operates nearly 3,400 stores nationwide.  A call to the Framingham, Massachusetts, headquarters of TJX for comment was not immediately r…
CT Man Sentenced For Role In Northeast Grab-Go Theft Scheme CT Man Sentenced For Role In Northeast Grab-Go Theft Scheme
CT Man Sentenced For Role In Northeast Grab-Go Theft Scheme A man who was part of an elaborate “grab-and-go” theft scheme that targeted retailers throughout New England and the East Coast has been sentenced to prison time, federal officials announced. Hartford resident Jahliil Parrott, also known as “Stretch,” age 24, of Windsor, was sentenced by US District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 30 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release “for participating in an extensive commercial larceny spree,” US Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery announced. Avery said that Parrott’s arrest and sentence came as part of "Operation American S…