Articles Posted in Theft Crimes

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A Florida police officer and his girlfriend were arrested after allegations that they stole items at Walmart on four separate occasions by using self-checkout and failing to scan several pieces of merchandise.

Last weekend, a man who worked as an officer for the Haines City Police Department for approximately four years went to a Walmart store in Mulberry. He was accompanied by a woman later identified as his girlfriend. When they finished their shopping, they headed to the self-checkout to ring up the items.

According to reports, an employee noticed that some of the items were bagged without first being scanned. They approached the couple and told them they could ring up the skipped merchandise, but they allegedly continued skipping some of the items they reportedly took.

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A 43-year-old man from Northern California is facing multiple charges after reportedly trying to flee from the police on a bicycle when they were pursuing him for allegedly stealing items from a store.

On the evening of November 27, employees of a store in Colma believed someone walked out of the establishment with merchandise they didn’t pay for. When they stepped out the front door, they noticed that officers in a Colma Police Department vehicle were patrolling the shopping center.

It was reported that the workers got the attention of the officers, and they told them that a man stole items from the store. They pointed to a man with a bicycle that was still in the vicinity and told the officers they believed he was the suspected thief.

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An alleged sex worker and the man who reportedly hired her were both arrested when the man allegedly fired a gun at the woman’s car after accusing her of stealing his wallet after he paid her to urinate on him in a hotel room.

On November 19, a 66-year-old man reportedly solicited the services of an alleged sex worker and asked her to meet him at a Days Inn in York. He requested that she come to his room and urinate on him while he was lying in the tub.

After the alleged encounter, the woman left the room and headed to the parking lot. She sat in her vehicle and had a snack while viewing videos on the internet. The man, who reportedly thought she stole his wallet upon exiting, approached the vehicle and confronted her. It was reported that when she started to drive away, the man shot at her car.

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A man in Oregon is facing many charges after he was found with bloodied hands in an area where several businesses and homes were damaged.

On November 28, the authorities in Newport were notified about suspected vandalism including broken windows, planters, street signs, and other damage done to businesses and residences in an area of the city.

Officers with the Newport Police Department used the identifying information they were given from bystanders, and they went out to try to locate the suspect.

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Three teenagers in Delaware were arrested for allegedly stealing a car and robbing several stores.

Late in the afternoon on November 22, a 16-year-old male accompanied by two 15-year-old males were reported by an Under Armour retail store in Rehoboth Beach when the employees believed they walked out of the establishment with items they did not pay for. They reportedly drove away in a Chevrolet Cruze with a Pennsylvania registration.

A trooper with the Delaware State Police saw a vehicle being driven on the highway that fit the description, and they turned on their lights to pull over the driver. The person behind the wheel allegedly sped up and went through a red light before hitting the median and crashing into another vehicle.

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A Florida man is facing several charges after allegedly trying to settle a fight over a video gaming system with his older brother by shooting him in the chest with a handgun.

In the early morning hours of November 9, an 18-year-old man and his 20-year-old brother were at home in Sebastian, Florida. They reportedly got into an argument, and it was believed to have started over something to do with their PlayStation console.

The authorities were notified about the situation, and officers from the Sebastian Police Department went to the address to investigate. When they got there, they decided that they were not needed, and it was just a dispute between brothers.

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A man in the Florida Keys who allegedly claimed he was a mercenary reportedly threatened the safety and lives of deputies, their wives and children, and a K9 officer hundreds of times when he was arrested for driving under the influence.

Late in the afternoon on October 2, a man was driving a Kia SUV on Highway 1 in Monroe County. According to reports, deputies spotted the driver, who was allegedly going over the posted speed limit and was operating the vehicle in an unsafe manner.

The deputies performed a traffic stop, and when they reached the vehicle, they alleged that they could smell a strong odor of marijuana. They also reportedly spotted a can of Bud Light that appeared to be open.

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A 23-year-old alleged domestic violence victim was arrested after reportedly trying to shake down her mother-in-law for $50,000 in exchange for dropping the charges against her husband.

According to reports, on May 19, a Miami, Florida, man and his wife got into a fight. It was reported that during the incident, he issued a death threat to her friend. He also allegedly slammed his wife’s head against the wall.

When the police came, the man was taken into custody and booked into the Miami-Dade County Correctional Facility. He was incarcerated on a $26,500 bond for two counts of false imprisonment with a deadly weapon, and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

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A Utah man was arrested for several charges after a DUI stop reportedly revealed he provided a juvenile with liquor, and then allegedly attacked the teen.

Just before 7:30 a.m. on October 25, a man from Washington City was in St. George, and when he got into his vehicle a bystander believed he was intoxicated. The other person notified the authorities, and officers from the St. George Police Department went to the location to investigate.

When approaching the vehicle, it was reported that an open can of beer was on the street next to it. The police assumed that the can belonged to the driver of the car, who was reportedly climbing out of the passenger’s side when they got there.

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A Florida man in a surgical mask was caught by the police following a near-getaway after allegedly stealing thousands of pills in an alleged armed robbery of a pharmacy.

At approximately 6:00 p.m. on October 20, a man wearing a surgical mask and a hat walked into a CVS Pharmacy in Orlando.

He reportedly approached the clerk at the counter and handed them a note. The writing on the piece of paper allegedly said to give him all bottles of Oxycodone, Hydrocodone, Xanax, Adderall, Liquid codeine/promethazine, and Viagra they had in stock. The note reportedly specified that he would shoot the person closest to him if the pharmacy workers did not meet his demands. He added that after they filled a bag with the medications and the note, they were to lay on the ground, or he would shoot.

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