Blog Posts in 2013

• Posted By Lance Fletcher 28-Sep-2013

  Shoplifters May Face Civil Lawsuits as Well As Criminal Charges

  CALIFORNIA – According to Susan Berfield of Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Home Depot is accused of using an alarming tactic in order to intimidate consumers into paying more money to Home Depot than they are actually entitled to. Two customers at ...

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• Posted By Lance Fletcher 15-May-2013

  Online Databases Identify Retail Employees Accused of Shoplifting

  Shoplifting does not only involve visitors to retail stores, but also employees of the stores. According to Stephanie Clifford of the New York Times, retail employee theft is on the rise. Make no mistake, an employee who allegedly steals from a store ...

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• Posted By Lance Fletcher 7-May-2013

  Shoplifting On School Trip Leads to Further Punishment Upon Return to New York

  NEWFANE, NEW YORK According to the Journal Register, teenagers from a Western New York high school were charged with shoplifting while in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina for a baseball tournament. Seven members of a high school baseball team allegedly ...

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• Posted By Lance Fletcher 27-Mar-2013

  Shoplifting Arrest May Lead to Felony Charges

  WHITE PLAINS, NY – According to Kevin Zawacki of White Plains Patch, a Westchester woman allegedly stole over $1,000 worth of merchandise from Neiman Marcus at 1 Paulding St. in White Plains on March 10, 2013. Employees claim they saw the woman ...

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• Posted By Lance Fletcher 13-Mar-2013

  Shoplifting and Attempt to Flee Leads to Photograph in the New York Post

  According to Daniel Prendergast and Natasha Velez of the New York Post, a 29 year old man was arrested after allegedly attempting to steal a pair of socks from Rite Aid located on Fifth Street and First Avenue in Manhattan. Allegedly he placed a pair ...

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• Posted By Lance Fletcher 22-Feb-2013

  Jail - A Risk of Simply Having an Open Criminal Case

  ROCHESTER — Police have arrested a Pittsfield woman in connection with an alleged shoplifting incident in Rochester on February 11, 2013. As reported by Liz Markhlevskaya from the Herald Fosters, Sunde Sorjanen, 30, of Pittsfield, was charged ...

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• Posted By Lance Fletcher 15-Feb-2013

  One Little Mistake Can Lead to Big Consequences

  According to reporter Jeremy Pittari of the Picayune Item, “on February 1, 2013, Police Officers investigated a shoplifting case that found drugs. Assistant to the Chief of Police Jeremy Magri said the case began on Feb. 1 when officers ...

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• Posted By Lance Fletcher 11-Feb-2013

  A SIMPLE ACT OF SHOPLIFTING CAN LEAD TO ADDITIONAL CHARGES

  At approximately 7:38 pm on February 2, Loss Prevention Officers at Belk, 3700 Atlanta Highway, observed a person take clothing from a rack, then proceed to take other items and conceal them underneath his clothing. Then he entered a fitting room, ...

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• Posted By Lance Fletcher 1-Feb-2013

  POLICE FEEL SHOPLIFTING IS BECOMING MORE ORGANIZED, SOPHISTICATED

  Think about it, you are young, hear about an easy way to make money while at work. You can never get caught they say, so you go for it. Then the inevitable happens, you get caught. Maybe you never do it but your coworkers did and now no one believes ...

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• Posted By Lance Fletcher 25-Jan-2013

  Can you Change the Court Date on your Desk Appearance Ticket?

  Not only can an accusation of retail theft bring the risk of criminal penalties, it can also lead to a warrant being issued for your arrest for missing a court date. The first court date, or "return date" listed on a desk appearance ticket ...

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• Posted By Lance Fletcher 18-Jan-2013

  Beauty Products are Carefully Watched by Security

  I sometimes wonder how far people are willing to go to look and feel beautiful. Jail time, embarrassment, lost of a job, lost of money, loss of dignity. As reported by Bret Silverberg of the Jamaica Plain Patch in Boston Massachusetts, two people ...

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• Posted By Lance Fletcher 11-Jan-2013

  Shoplifting Can Lead To Additional Charges If Your Children Were Present

  Christmas shopping which lead to very serious charges. On December 22, 2012 at a J.C. Penny store in Ames, Iowa, Melissa Rose Sego, 33, went on a shoplifting spree with her three children. Ms. Sego allegedly attempted to steal $39.00 worth of ...

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• Posted By Lance Fletcher 4-Jan-2013

  Stealing - Is It Worth Ruining Your Reputation?

  How much is your reputation worth? A shoplifting arrest poses a serious threat to your reputation. According to WHEC TV in Rochester, New York two women in Ontario County were arrested Tuesday, January 2, 2013 after attempting to steal $300.00 in ...

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