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Philly Trio Admits $1.6M Worth Of Thefts From 55 UPS Locations Across NJ, NY, PA, Beyond Philly Trio Admits $1.6M Worth Of Thefts From 55 UPS Locations Across NJ, NY, PA, Beyond
Philly Trio Admits $1.6M Worth Of Thefts From 55 UPS Locations Across NJ, NY, PA, Beyond UPDATE: Three young Philadelphia men admitted burglarizing 55 UPS warehouses across New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and beyond, netting more than $1.6 million worth of electronics. Sekou Fofanah, 20, Shamaire Brown, 19, and Quamaire Brown, 19, each pleaded guilty in federal court in Camden to conspiracy to commit cargo theft, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. All three and a fourth man, Aboudramane Karamoko, had been arrested and released at one time or other since the burglaries began nearly four years ago, records show. The most recent was last past April, when po…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Four Nabbed In Thefts Of $1.6M In Electronics From 55 UPS Locations Across NJ, NY, PA, Beyond Four Nabbed In Thefts Of $1.6M In Electronics From 55 UPS Locations Across NJ, NY, PA, Beyond
Four Nabbed In Thefts Of $1.6M In Electronics From 55 UPS Locations Across NJ, NY, PA, Beyond Four Philadelphia men wanted for a burglary spree through 55 UPS warehouses across New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and beyond were captured by federal agents this week, authorities announced. The quartet and at least three accomplices who are still at large stole an estimated $1.6 million in electronics over a two-year span beginning in January 2021, they said. The four currently in federal custody are charged with conspiracy to commit cargo theft, US Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said on Friday, Nov. 17. All four had been arrested and released at one time or other since …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Franklin PD: Woman Made $4K Walmart Purchase With Stolen Credit Cards Franklin PD: Woman Made $4K Walmart Purchase With Stolen Credit Cards
Franklin PD: Woman Made $4K Walmart Purchase With Stolen Credit Cards A woman was being held in the Keough-Dwyer Correctional Facility after stealing electronics and credit cards from a man she met once then using the cards to make a $4,000 purchase from Wal-Mart, said authorities who charged her. On Oct. 2, a Hamburg man alerted police to a fraudulent purchase at Wal-Mart, Franklin Borough Police said in a news release. An investigation found that Jonelle A. Pawlyshyn, 30 -- who currently has no permanent address -- stole credit cards and electronics from the man's house, police said. Pawlyshyn used the credit cards to purchase iPads, air-pods, laptops…

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by Cecilia Levine