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Published on: November 8, 2024

Stores Lost Over $36,000 Worth of Items in Theft Spree

A man in Delaware is facing a multitude of charges after he was accused of going on a theft spree for several months and taking over $$36,000 worth of merchandise from retailers.

During a period spanning from mid-March until early August, multiple stores in New Castle County began reporting thefts that sounded like they might have been committed by the same suspect. The authorities were notified about missing merchandise from stores such as ACME, Best Buy, Burlington, Cabela’s, Lowe’s, several Marshalls and Old Navy stores, New Balance, Nordstrom Rack, Staples, T. J. Maxx, and a few establishments that specialize in children’s clothing and items. When the police began investigating, they reported at least 20 different thefts, and the missing merchandise was valued at more than $36,000.

After digging deeper, the police reportedly found that there was one main suspect, and he had different people assisting with the alleged shoplifting. On August 8, while at a Ross store that reported being robbed, the man they believed was the suspect was seen in the vicinity. He was reportedly a passenger in a vehicle with two other people. The car was searched, and items that looked like some of the merchandise that was reported stolen were allegedly discovered.

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Published on: July 13, 2024

Shoplifter Bought Magnet to Remove Security Tags from Items

by Staycie R. Sena

A Florida woman was arrested after allegedly purchasing a magnet to assist her in stealing from a retail store in the mall by using it to remove security devices from the clothing and merchandise.

Just before midnight on June 27, an officer with the Clearwater Police Department pulled over a moped with a female passenger. When he approached, he identified the passenger as someone with an active arrest warrant from Oklahoma. The officer let the woman know she was being detained, and he noticed she was holding several bags. When he began looking through them, the officer became suspicious when he thought he saw clothing that still had the security tags attached. He looked through the rest of the bags, which also reportedly had locked tags affixed, and allegedly discovered many additional pieces of merchandise that he believed had been stolen. While inspecting the contents of her purse, the officer reportedly found a large magnet.

According to reports, when discussing what was found, the woman told the officer she purchased the magnet on Amazon, and that she was able to use it to take the security tags off items. She allegedly said she took the items she was holding from the Clearwater Mall location of Burlington Coat Factory by simply walking out of the store and planned to use the magnet to take the tags off later.

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Published on: March 27, 2024

Witchy Woman Started Fire on Stranger’s Porch

by Staycie R. Sena

A self-proclaimed witch in Southeast Iowa allegedly lit items taken from people’s yards on fire on a stranger’s porch when she knocked on the door and no one answered.

Late in the afternoon on March 18, a 45-year-old woman was reportedly walking around a residential neighborhood in Burlington. During her approximately 2-hour stroll, she allegedly took items she saw outside homes she walked past.

According to reports, the woman approached one of the houses and knocked on the door. The resident was not home at the time, but she received a notification from her security camera letting her know that the motion sensor had been activated. She checked the video feed, and she reportedly saw a woman on her doorstep lighting a pile of items on fire.

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