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Philadelphia Man Orders Uber After Mall Theft, NJ Police Say Philadelphia Man Orders Uber After Mall Theft, NJ Police Say
Philadelphia Man Orders Uber After Mall Theft, NJ Police Say A suspect who ran from a Wayne police officer at the Willowbrook Mall got tripped up when he called for an Uber, authorities said. A mall security guard had flagged down Officer William Hall following shoplifting from the Pac Sun clothing store shortly before 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. The officer approached Khaalil Tariq Branch, 29, of Philadelphia, who “feigned that he was looking for identification and suddenly ran through the parking lot,” the captain said. Hall chased Branch to Willowbrook Boulevard and onto Riverside Drive before he and Officer Matthew Ber…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Philly Woman Spent 5 Days In Jail For Texas Crime She Never Committed Philly Woman Spent 5 Days In Jail For Texas Crime She Never Committed
Philly Woman Spent 5 Days In Jail For Texas Crime She Never Committed A Philadelphia woman sat in a city jail cell for five days for a Texas crime that she never committed.  Julie Hudson, a 31-year-old Ph.D. student, was released from custody just before midnight on Wednesday, Jan. 11, ending a saga that began a year ago and over a thousand miles away.  Police in Webster, Texas — a suburb of Houston — identified a different woman named Julie Hudson as a suspect in a shoplifting incident from May 2022, NBC 10 has reported.  In addition to sharing a name, the Philly Ph.D. student and the accused Texas shoplifter bear some resemblance, …

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by Mac Bullock
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Police: Mom Caught Shoplifting At NJ Walmart Deliberately Drop-Kicks Baby, Shows No Remorse Police: Mom Caught Shoplifting At NJ Walmart Deliberately Drop-Kicks Baby, Shows No Remorse
Police: Mom Caught Shoplifting At NJ Walmart Deliberately Drop-Kicks Baby, Shows No Remorse A woman caught shoplifting at a Bergen County Walmart deliberately drop-kicked her baby across the floor while being taken into custody, then showed no remorse afterward, authorities said. It's difficult to comprehend -- and even harder to stomach -- if you’ve seen the video, which captured the assault at the Route 46 store in Teterboro. Jamira McDaniel, 23, of Paterson had been escorted to the Walmart Asset Protection Office, where she “placed the child down in front of her and kicked the baby in the back” on Tuesday, Dec. 13, Moonachie Police Lt. Jeff Napolitano said. It sent the nearly …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Wawa May Halt Philly Expansion Due To Crime, Official Says Wawa May Halt Philly Expansion Due To Crime, Official Says
Wawa May Halt Philly Expansion Due To Crime, Official Says A beloved Pennsylvania convenience store chain may scrap plans to expand in Philadelphia due to a perceived rise in shoplifting, according to a city official.  At a forum hosted by the Philadelphia Real Estate Alliance on Tuesday, Oct. 11, city Councilmember Mike Driscoll said he'd heard from Wawa management that the company is considering rolling back its future plans for Philly locations, multiple news outlets reported.  This morning my colleagues Councilmember Isaiah Thomas, Councilmember Mark Squilla & I had the pleasure of speaking on a... Posted by Councilmember Mike Driscoll…

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by Mac Bullock
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PA Walmart Thief In Pagan's Motorcycle Gang Vest Busted With Loaded Handgun PA Walmart Thief In Pagan's Motorcycle Gang Vest Busted With Loaded Handgun
PA Walmart Thief In Pagan's Motorcycle Gang Vest Busted With Loaded Handgun A man trying to swipe items from Walmart by hiding them in a Pagan's Motorcycle Gang vest was busted with a loaded handgun that he wasn't licensed to carry, authorities in Delaware County said. Patrick Sean Griffin, Sr. was stopped by officers at the MacDade Boulevard store in Darby Township on July 29, after he was captured on surveillance taking several items out of their packaging and concealing them in his denim vest, local police said. Loss Prevention and police attempted to stop Griffin at the exit, but he turned away and re-entered the store near the self-checkout area in a…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Hardcore NJ Trio Ram NYPD Cruiser After $70,000 Heists From Soho Boutique: TikTok Video Hardcore NJ Trio Ram NYPD Cruiser After $70,000 Heists From Soho Boutique: TikTok Video
Hardcore NJ Trio Ram Nypd Cruiser After $70,000 Heists From Soho Boutique: TikTok Video A hardcore criminal trio from Newark who’d stolen $70,000 worth of designer attire from a Manhattan boutique rammed an NYPD cruiser during an attempted getaway, authorities said. Video posted on TikTok shows several NYPD officers slamming the Dodge Charger with batons while seizing all three just outside the Holland Tunnel. Janavia Marable, 29, Brianna Grier, 27, and Jahlil Pamplin, 29, had just fled Kirna Zabete, a high-end boutique in nearby Soho, after snatching armfuls of garments from racks and display cases, the NYPD said. It was the second time in two months that the veteran crew v…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Philly Man Fakes Sleep, Gives False Name After Hunterdon County Ralph Lauren Theft Philly Man Fakes Sleep, Gives False Name After Hunterdon County Ralph Lauren Theft
Philly Man Fakes Sleep, Gives False Name After Hunterdon County Ralph Lauren Theft A Philadelphia man pretended to be asleep and later provided police with a fake name after stealing from a Polo Ralph Lauren outlet in Hunterdon County, authorities said. Walter Campbell, 55, was pulled over near the Main Street Traffic Circle in Flemington by officers who received the shoplifting report from the Liberty Village Polo Ralph Lauren outlet and saw that his vehicle matched the description shortly after 3:05 p.m. on Dec. 28, Flemington Police said. As the vehicle was stopped, Campbell was found lying down in the back seat pretending to be asleep, police said. A search of the ca…

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by Valerie Musson
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Pair Nabbed Stealing Cart Filled With $1K Of Liquor From Mercer County Wegmans: Police Pair Nabbed Stealing Cart Filled With $1K Of Liquor From Mercer County Wegmans: Police
Pair Nabbed Stealing Cart Filled With $1K Of Liquor From Mercer County Wegmans: Police Two men from Trenton were found with crack and heroin paraphernalia after they were caught stealing a shopping cart full of nearly $1,000 worth of liquor from a nearby Wegmans store. Miguel A. Arocho and Edwin D. Cruz stole the cart with $952.84 worth of liquor from Wegmans on Nassau Park Boulevard in Princeton after they had shoplifted the previous day at the same location on Nov. 30, 2021, West Windsor Police said in a Jan. 8 release. The men then abandoned the cart of liquor and ran from an officer who had ordered them to stop, police said. The men were successfully apprehended and tak…

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by Valerie Musson
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Texas Murder Suspect Busted After Stealing From Workplace In Pennsylvania: Sheriff Texas Murder Suspect Busted After Stealing From Workplace In Pennsylvania: Sheriff
Texas Murder Suspect Busted After Stealing From Workplace In Pennsylvania: Sheriff A Pennsylvania Family Dollar employee was fired and was charged for multiple crimes including the murder of a man in Texas, authorities say. Joseph "Joey" C. Tedder, 22 of Hutchinson, Kansas, was arrested in Pittsburgh on Wednesday night, according to a release by the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office.  A manager at Family Dollar in the Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood of Pittsburgh called police requesting assistance with the firing of Tedder to ensure the termination was without incident around 7:30 p.m., according to the release. The manager believed Tedder had been shoplifting, but…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Home Depot Shoplifter In Bulletproof Vest Waved Knife, Carried Loaded Shotgun: South Jersey PD Home Depot Shoplifter In Bulletproof Vest Waved Knife, Carried Loaded Shotgun: South Jersey PD
Home Depot Shoplifter In Bulletproof Vest Waved Knife, Carried Loaded Shotgun: South Jersey PD A 37-year-old South Jersey man wearing a bulletproof vest was arrested after he allegedly waved a knife at a Home Depot employee, authorities said. Mark C. Payne was suspected of shoplifting and had brandished a knife at a loss prevention worker at 7:02 p.m. Sunday, according to Westampton Township police. The incident occurred at the Home Depot store at 2703 Burlington-Mt. Holly Road in Westampton. Arriving patrol officers were flagged down by a loss prevention worker and pointed in the direction of a suspect fleeing in the parking lot. Police reportedly took Payne into custody without inc…

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by Jon Craig
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State Police Seek ID For Lehigh County DSW Shoplifter State Police Seek ID For Lehigh County DSW Shoplifter
State Police Seek ID For Lehigh County DSW Shoplifter Pennsylvania State Police are seeking the public’s help identifying a suspect in a Designer Shoe Warehouse (DSW) shoplifting.  Last Friday, Oct. 29, the suspect was seen entering the DWS store on Airport Center Drive in Hanover Township (Lehigh County) and placing six pairs of Timberland boots in a plastic bag, according to Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Nathan Branosky. He left the store without paying, according to state police. The boots are worth approximately $540, Branosky said. Investigators described the suspect as a man standing between 5'6" and 5'8" tall and dressed…

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by Nicole Acosta
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KNOW THEM? Police Seek ID For Northampton County Pair Who Stole $2K In Electronics From Walmart KNOW THEM? Police Seek ID For Northampton County Pair Who Stole $2K In Electronics From Walmart
Know Them? Police Seek ID For Northampton County Pair Who Stole $2K In Electronics From Walmart Police in Northampton County are seeking the public’s help identifying a pair of suspected Walmart shoplifters. The pair pictured above is accused of stealing approximately $2,000 worth of TVs, sound bars, robot vacuums and other electronics from Walmart on Nazareth Pike around 7 p.m. on Feb. 23, Bethlehem Township police said. The pair fled the store in an orange 2020 Ford Escape, police said. Anyone with information about the suspects’ identities is asked to contact Inv. Fox at 610-419-9646 or email efox@bethlehemtwp.com.

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
SEEN THEM? Police Say Men Conspired To Steal $3K In Merch From Lancaster Target SEEN THEM? Police Say Men Conspired To Steal $3K In Merch From Lancaster Target
Seen Them? Police Say Men Conspired To Steal $3K In Merch From Lancaster Target Two men were wanted by police for allegedly conspiring to steal nearly $3,000 worth of merchandise from a Lancaster County Target, authorities said. Warrants for the arrests of Joseph D. Perez-Bard, 3, of Nottingham (Chester County), and Neal S. Gibson, 31, of Castle, Delaware, were issued Wednesday night, Manheim police said. Both conspired to steal $3,194 of merchandise from a Fruitville Pike Target on two separate occasions in February, police said. Perez-Bard and Gibson visited the store on Feb. 12 around 6:45 p.m. and Feb. 17 around 2:15 p.m., police said. Police are encouraging…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Police: NJ, PA Pair Nabbed For Shoplifting Copper Wire From Morris County Lowe’s Stores Police: NJ, PA Pair Nabbed For Shoplifting Copper Wire From Morris County Lowe’s Stores
Police: NJ, PA Pair Nabbed For Shoplifting Copper Wire From Morris County Lowe’s Stores Two men accused of stealing copper wire from Lowe’s in Morris County were charged, authorities said. Raul Lopez, 35, was identified as one of two men seen shoplifting the copper wire from the International Drive store in Flanders around 12:35 p.m. on March 11, Mount Olive police said. Lopez, of Allentown, PA, was arrested following an investigation and charged with shoplifting. The second suspect, Antonio D. Dewitt, 34, was found to be connected to the first incident after being jailed for shoplifting wire from a different Lowe’s store on March 19, police said. Dewitt, of Paterson, was ch…

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by Valerie Musson
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PA Booze Bandit Limps Out Of Liquor Store With Bottles Shoved Down His Pants PA Booze Bandit Limps Out Of Liquor Store With Bottles Shoved Down His Pants
PA Booze Bandit Limps Out Of Liquor Store With Bottles Shoved Down His Pants Police in Montgomery County are seeking the public's help identifying a man who stole three bottles of alcohol from a local liquor store on Saturday, authorities said. Surveillance footage shows a man with a limp hiding three bottles of alcohol in his pants leaving the Fine Wine and Good Spirits store at 2426 Chemical Road, around 5:15 p.m., according to the Plymouth Township Police Department. Police are encouraging anyone with information about the identity of the man to contact Detective Joseph LaPenta III of the Plymouth Township Police Department at (610) 279-1901 or jlapenta…

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by Nicole Acosta
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KNOW HIM? Bucks County Police Seek ID For Target Electronics Thief KNOW HIM? Bucks County Police Seek ID For Target Electronics Thief
Know HIM? Bucks County Police Seek ID For Target Electronics Thief Police in Bucks County are seeking the public's help identifying a man who they say stole $200 worth of electronics from a local Target store. Surveillance footage shows the man in the electronics department putting a Netgear AC16 Smart WiFi router and an ARLO 1080P wire-free doorbell camera, totaling $210 into an Aldi shopping bag, around 12:15 p.m. on Jan. 27, Bensalem police said. The suspect is described as a Hispanic male, in his late 20's or early 30's, wearing a plaid fedora hat, black and gray jacket, jeans, and black sneakers, police said. The man apparently fled the area on a Sep…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Body Of 23-Year-Old Shoplifting Fugitive Pulled From Flooded Quarry After 24-Hour Search Body Of 23-Year-Old Shoplifting Fugitive Pulled From Flooded Quarry After 24-Hour Search
Body Of 23-Year-Old Shoplifting Fugitive Pulled From Flooded Quarry After 24-Hour Search The body of a 23-year-old man wanted for shoplifting was pulled from a flooded quarry in eastern Pennsylvania after a nearly 24-hour search, authorities said. Joshua Fontanez-Rodriguez of Minersville ran from police investigating reports of an alleged shoplifting that occurred Friday morning at a Muhlenberg Township Target store, CBS reports. Fontanez-Rodriguez went missing in the water of the fenced-off Berks County Products Quarry, and the search was called off Friday evening due to darkness. His body was pulled from the water Saturday, according to the Berks County coroner’s office. An…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Authorities ID Man Accused In Bucks County Retail Theft Authorities ID Man Accused In Bucks County Retail Theft
Authorities ID Man Accused In Bucks County Retail Theft One of two suspects accused of stealing from a Burlington store in Bucks County has been identified, authorities said. Christopher Thomas Winfree and a woman were caught on surveillance video on Nov. 21, 2020, leaving the 1591 Bethlehem Pike location with a range of merchandise, Hilltown Township police said.  According to police, the identity of the woman is still unknown. Officers are encouraging anyone with information on this case, to contact James T. Browne at jbrowne@hilltownpd.org or submit an anonymous tip on the CRIMEWATCH website.

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by Nicole Acosta
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KNOW HER? Police Seek ID For Woman Who Stole $500 Of Wine, Food From Northampton County Wegmans KNOW HER? Police Seek ID For Woman Who Stole $500 Of Wine, Food From Northampton County Wegmans
Know HER? Police Seek ID For Woman Who Stole $500 Of Wine, Food From Northampton County Wegmans Police in Northampton County are seeking the public’s help identifying a woman they say shoplifted more than $500 worth of wine and food from a local Wegmans. The woman pictured above was caught on surveillance footage shoplifting the items from Wegmans in Hanover Township on Sunday, Colonial Regional Police said. She was seen driving away in a maroon or mauve SUV, police said. Anyone with information about the woman’s identity is asked to contact the Colonial Regional Police Department at (610) 861-4820. Tips can remain anonymous.

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by Valerie Musson
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KNOW HIM? Police Seek ID For Northampton County Sports Store Shoplifter KNOW HIM? Police Seek ID For Northampton County Sports Store Shoplifter
Know HIM? Police Seek ID For Northampton County Sports Store Shoplifter Police in Northampton County are seeking the public’s help identifying a man they say stole around $500 worth of merchandise from a local Dick’s Sporting Goods store. The man pictured above stole $500 in merchandise from Dick’s Sporting Goods at Birkland Place around 7 p.m. Dec. 8, Bethlehem Township Police said. He fled the store in a white GMC SUV from the early 2000s, police said. Anyone with information about the identity of the suspect is asked to contact Ptl. Ebner at (610) 419-4429 or email aebner@bethlehemtwp.com.

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by Valerie Musson