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Two women from southeastern Michigan have been accused of a theft scam spanning several states after they were reportedly found with thousands of dollars worth of products presumed to have been stolen from retail outlets.

According to reports, the authorities learned that stores in at least six states had been targeted by thieves. During the initial phase of the investigation, they reviewed surveillance footage of the parking lots and saw what looked like the same car at each location. They believed they identified the vehicle being used by the involved parties, but the search for the alleged perpetrators continued.

On the morning of June 17, a crime investigator from Lowe’s in Elizabethtown, Kentucky called the authorities to report a theft of approximately $1,000 in products. It was believed that the two women accused of the incident were in the car seen in the parking lots of the other stores that were allegedly targeted.

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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 woman trying to make a return on a purchase for which she did not have a receipt allegedly caused destruction in the store when they would not refund the money.

On June 17, a woman went into a Family Dollar Store in Lee County intending to return an item she reportedly purchased from them.

She went to the counter and let the clerk know what she wanted, and she was asked to present a receipt from the initial purchase. The woman said she did not have a receipt, so the employee denied her request for the return.

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Two women have been accused of ripping off Walmart for hundreds of dollars of merchandise by allegedly switching price tags and failing to scan many items at the self-checkout station.

On May 27, two women were shopping together at a Walmart in Ocala, Florida, and they used the self-checkout lanes when they were ready to leave. They concluded the transaction and headed towards the door with their cart full of merchandise.

A store employee noticed what they believed was suspicious activity taking place when the women were scanning the items they planned to purchase. They thought the women did not scan several of the items in their cart.

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A man in Pennsylvania has been arrested as the suspect in a string of burglaries that took place in Peddler’s Village beginning last December. 

According to their website, Peddler’s Village in Buck’s County is a “storybook village with charming colonial-style buildings, award-winning gardens, and distinctive shopping, dining, and lodging.” They additionally mention that “clothing, accessories, home goods, specialty foods, art, gifts, and more in 60+ shops and specialty boutiques” are available to their patrons. 

In December, various establishments in Peddler’s Village began to report that someone had stolen merchandise from their stores. A description of the alleged suspect was given to the authorities. 

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A man who worked at Nordstrom allegedly stole approximately $500,000 in merchandise from his job, and his ex-wife reportedly sold the goods for profit on eBay. 

47-year-old Denis Palamarchuk and 48-year-old Tatyana Alysheva used to be married. The now ex-couple also worked together at the Minnetonka Nordstrom in Ridgedale Center. 

Last month, employees from Nordstrom Asset Protection became aware that high-end merchandise had been going missing from the outgoing shipments area of the loading dock. 

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A man in Montana was arrested and accused of stealing several thousands of dollars worth of lottery tickets and cartons of cigarettes from a convenience store. 

James Alexander Drew is a Montana man with a criminal history. It was reported that he was previously convicted of felony criminal endangerment. He additionally was recently arrested on theft-related allegations, and he was released from incarceration on a bond. 

Drew was reportedly in Great Falls on February 9. 

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An Amazon driver in New Jersey was discovered while allegedly throwing hundreds of dollars of packages into the woods but reportedly told police it was feces he was discarding.

23-year-old Desmond Gould hails from New Castle, Delaware, and until recently, he was employed as a delivery driver for Amazon.

On November 2, Gould was reportedly driving an Amazon van while working a delivery route in a township in Southern New Jersey.

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A man accused of going into an adult shop and removing merchandise from the shelf to pleasure himself publicly is fighting the criminal charge filed against him.

Carlie’s in Oklahoma City is a lingerie and adult party shop that sells items such as intimate clothing, novelty gifts, and sex toys.

23-year-old Gilbert Cordero had reportedly applied for job positions at the establishment several times.

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A woman from Inglewood was taken into custody after the authorities allegedly discovered that she may be a part of a fencing scheme involving merchandise that had been reported as stolen from several stores.

While investigating a report from Macy’s at the Glendale Galleria, 36-year-old Tiffany Mathis caught the attention of the police as a suspect in what is believed to be a fencing operation involving goods that were stolen from several stores around the Los Angeles area.

A fence is someone who obtains stolen goods for a low price from the people who initially stole them, and then finds buyers that will pay close to market value and usually don’t know that the products were illegally procured. Mathis is suspected of acting in this capacity.

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