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Couple Accused Of $1M Lululemon Theft Spree Across 5 States, Including NY Couple Accused Of $1M Lululemon Theft Spree Across 5 States, Including NY
Couple Accused Of $1M Lululemon Theft Spree Across 5 States, Including NY 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…
Target To Close Stores In 4 States, Including NY, Citing Theft, Organized Retail Crime Target To Close Stores In 4 States, Including NY, Citing Theft, Organized Retail Crime
Target To Close Stores In 4 States, Including NY, Citing Theft, Organized Retail Crime Citing incidents involving violence and theft, Target announced it is closing nine stores in four states, including one in New York. The New York store is in Manhattan, at 517 E 117th St. Three other stores are in California, in the San Francisco/Oakland market, and three in Oregon, in Portland. The other two stores are in Seattle, Washington. "We cannot continue operating these stores because theft and organized retail crime are threatening the safety of our team and guests, and contributing to unsustainable business performance," the company said in a statement released Tuesday afternoo…
White Plains Man Nabbed For High-End Thefts, Police Say White Plains Man Nabbed For High-End Thefts, Police Say
White Plains Man Nabbed For High-End Thefts, Police Say Police in Fairfield County have charged a Westchester County man in connection with allegedly being part of an organized retail theft ring that ripped off thousands in goods from high-end stores. Westchester County resident Randolph Justice Davis, age 27, of White Plains, was arrested by Greenwich Police on Wednesday, Aug. 2, on numerous larceny and identity theft charges. According to Lt. Ted Latiak of the Greenwich Police, in 2021, officers began an investigation into suspicious activity at several retailers in the area of Greenwich Avenue.  The investigation stemmed from an i…
Woman Admits To Stealing Nearly $94K Worth of Handbags With Accomplices In Hamptons Woman Admits To Stealing Nearly $94K Worth of Handbags With Accomplices In Hamptons
Woman Admits To Stealing Nearly $94K Worth of Handbags With Accomplices In Hamptons A woman pleaded guilty to grand larceny for her part in stealing $94,000 in handbags from a luxury retail store in the Hamptons. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced the guilty plea of Baseemah Davis on Tuesday, Aug. 16, for stealing from the Balenciaga store in East Hampton in March. “The message here is clear, organized retail theft in Suffolk County will not be tolerated,” said Tierney In addition to pleading guilty to grand larceny, Davis, age 34, of Newark, New Jersey, also pleaded guilty to criminal possession of stolen property and possessio…
Walgreens Plans To Close More Stores Due To Rising Cost Of 'Organized Retail Crime' Walgreens Plans To Close More Stores Due To Rising Cost Of 'Organized Retail Crime'
Walgreens Plans To Close More Stores Due To Rising Cost Of 'Organized Retail Crime' Walgreens is set to close five of its locations due to a rise in "organized retail crime," which has impacted a number of retailers across the country. A Walgreens spokesperson announced the closure of the five San Francisco locations, noting that retailers across the city have been impacted by the increase in retail crime, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. This issue is not unique to San Francisco, as other drug stores have reported an uptick in thefts in recent months. CBS New York reported that drug stores across New York City have seen similar issues, with the increase in shopl…
Second Arrest Made In Multi-State Retail Theft Ring Second Arrest Made In Multi-State Retail Theft Ring
Second Arrest Made In Multi-State Retail Theft Ring Another person has been arrested in connection with a multi-state retail theft ring that allegedly has stolen more than $90,000 in goods. Jahliil Parrott, 22, of Windsor, was arrested on Monday, Dec. 16, after New Canaan Police traveled to Nassau County, New York, where he was being held on robbery charges, said New Canaan Police Department Lt. Jason Ferraro. The ring's operation first came to light in Fairfield County in October when three suspects allegedly stole merchandise from the Ralph Lauren Store in New Canaan, stealing more than $300 worth of goods, said Ferraro. The group would o…
Police: Investigation, Arrest Thwart $90K Multi-State, Retail Theft Ring Police: Investigation, Arrest Thwart $90K Multi-State, Retail Theft Ring
Police: Investigation, Arrest Thwart $90K Multi-State, Retail Theft Ring An investigation has resulted in the arrest of a woman in connection with a multi-state retail theft ring that allegedly resulted in $90,000 worth of stolen goods, including in the area. The ring's operation first came to light in Fairfield County in October when three suspects allegedly stole merchandise from the Ralph Lauren Store in New Canaan, stealing more than $300 worth of goods, said New Canaan Police Department Lt. Jason Ferraro. The group would operate by pulling up in front of the store in a no parking zone and the suspects, sometimes two woman and male, and other times a man and…
Second Westchester Man Charged With Stealing $10K Worth Of Designer Handbags In Greenwich Second Westchester Man Charged With Stealing $10K Worth Of Designer Handbags In Greenwich
Second Westchester Man Charged With Stealing $10K Worth Of Designer Handbags In Greenwich Police have arrested a second Westchester man in connection with the theft of more than $10,000 worth of handbags from a Greenwich Avenue store. Gerald Smith, 48, of Mount Vernon, was arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 20, for the Jan. 15 theft, said Greenwich Police Lt. John Slusarz. On April 4, Greenwich Police arrested Joshua Spillman, 40, also of Mount Vernon, and charged him with organized retail theft greater than $10,000, conspiracy to commit larceny and larceny. Smith was caught by Nassau County Police where he was arrested on unrelated charges.  He was then extradited to Green…
Suspect Caught Stealing $2,400 In Cosmetics At Scarsdale CVS, Police Say Suspect Caught Stealing $2,400 In Cosmetics At Scarsdale CVS, Police Say
Suspect Caught Stealing $2,400 In Cosmetics At Scarsdale CVS, Police Say A man was apprehended after stealing thousands of dollars worth of merchandise over the course of two days from a CVS location in Westchester, police said. Investigators from the Scarsdale Police Department received a report on Thursday, Dec. 27 from employees at the CVS on Popham Road, where there was a reported larceny. Police said that a manager at CVS stated that at approximately 6:30 p.m. that day, he walked past the Seasonal Products aisle in the store and found that five of the cosmetic displays had been emptied. Surveillance video found that a suspect entered the store, took the cos…
Police Investigate Stolen iPhone In Northern Westchester Police Investigate Stolen iPhone In Northern Westchester
Police Investigate Stolen iPhone In Northern Westchester Westchester County Police investigators are attempting to track down a suspect who walked into a Mount Kisco store and walked out with a near $500 phone he failed to pay for. An employee of a phone store reported to county police at approximately 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 19 that a man who was looking at an iPhone walked in and left the store while staff was helping a different customer. Police checked the area for the suspect, but couldn’t track him down. The phone has a value of approximately $480, investigators noted. Video of the suspect was obtained and the investigation into the sto…
Two Women Rob Scarsdale Clothing Store, Take Off In BMW, Police Say Two Women Rob Scarsdale Clothing Store, Take Off In BMW, Police Say
Two Women Rob Scarsdale Clothing Store, Take Off In BMW, Police Say Police are investigating after they say a pair of women robbed a village clothing store over the weekend and took off in a BMW with the stolen merchandise. Officers were dispatched to a business at Boniface Circle in Scarsdale at approximately 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 29, where there was a report of a larceny that had just taken place involving two women who entered and exited the business in a grey BMW and fled toward Crane Road. According to police, officers spoke with a manager at the store, who reported that the two women entered the store, with one entering a fitting room with several i…
Alert Issued For Worker Accused Of Stealing From Hudson Valley Store Alert Issued For Worker Accused Of Stealing From Hudson Valley Store
Alert Issued For Worker Accused Of Stealing From Hudson Valley Store Investigators from the New York State Police are seeking the public’s assistance as they search for a wanted man who allegedly stole from his Orange County employer, leading to a warrant for his arrest. State Police issued an alert on Wednesday regarding 37-year-old Christopher Lucca, who is wanted by the Orange County Court on charges that include second-degree burglary following an investigation into merchandise stolen from a Middletown retail location where he was employed as a store cleaner. Police described Lucca as a 5-foot-5 white man with black hair and brown eyes, weighing an estim…