Philly Retail Theft Crew Busted With $15K In Merch From Fairfax County Saks Fifth Ave
A Philadelphia-based retail theft crew was busted with $15,000 in luxury items swiped from Saks Fifth Avenue stores in Virginia and Maryland, authorities said.
Ericka Williams, 26, Amin Shamsid-Deen, 30, and Tunisia Amina Shamsid-Deen, 32, were found with Givenchy and Louis Vuitton bags and YSL perfume all totaling approximately $15,000, when police in Fairfax County stopped them on Thursday, July 13.
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The crew had just left the Saks Fifth Avenue store in Chevy Chase, MD, with the luxury items, and fled in a gold Chevrolet Impala with Pennsylvania tags, poli…
Walmart Employees Steal $2.2K+ In Merch From PA Store, Police Say
Two women stole over $1,000 each in merchandise from a Central Pennsylvania Walmart, the police announced on Monday, June 12, 2023.
Shanterry Lynette Woodard and Nataly Danielle Rodriguez-Altache stole the merchandise from the Walmart located at 1000 Town Center Drive, according to West Manchester Township police.
Over several months, Woodward stole $1190.60 and Rodriguez-Altache stole $1038.22 for a total of $2228.82 worth of merchandise, the police explained.
Both women were employed by Walmart when they were caught on June 5, 2023, according to the police.
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57 Walmarts, Sam's Clubs Hit By Dad-Son Robbers Across NJ, PA: Authorities
A Philadelphia man and his son are accused of carrying out a string of armed robberies across the mid-Atlantic states over a period of months, and the elder suspect is still at large, authorities say.
Jamaal Mitchell, 42, and his 24-year-old son Jahmir Mitchell are charged with robbery, retail theft, terroristic threats, and related counts, said Tilden Township police in a release on Wednesday, April 26.
In Berks County, the pair are suspects in the Oct. 16, 2022 robbery of the Tilden Walmart, authorities said. Investigators believe they stuffed over $900 worth of merchandise into two sh…
Yet Again—Drunk Convict Flees In Charger With Stolen Merch From Capital City Mall, Police Say
A drunk driver with a lengthy criminal record— including two other DUIs, fleeing, and escape—has been arrested after fleeing from police with stolen items in his Dodge Charger—AGAIN, police say.
George Lamar-Griffin Davis III, 24, of Harrisburg was "observed a Dodge Charger that was recognized as being utilized in prior retail thefts," (including one on March 8) at Capital City Mall in Camp Hill on Saturday, March 18, 2023, according to a release by Lower Allen Township Police Department on Wednesday, March 22, 2023.
The police released the following statement about the chase:
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Greenwich Saks Fifth Avenue $20K Grab-Run Theft: Woman At Rikers Island Charged
A woman who allegedly stole more than $20,000 in merchandise from a Saks Fifth Avenue in Fairfield County in 2020 as part of a retail theft ring is behind bars.
The grab-and-run theft took place in Greenwich on Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, at the Saks Fifth Avenue at 205 Greenwich Ave.
The theft included five suspects including Jessica Lane, age 34, of Newark, New Jersey, who was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at Rikers Island in New York, by Greenwich Police on an extraditable warrant, said Lt. Patrick Smyth, of the Greenwich Police.
During the thefts, Smyth said there the five suspects, …
