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Shoplifting Law Blog 2013 February POLICE FEEL SHOPLIFTING IS BECOMING MORE ORGANIZED, SOPHISTICATED
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POLICE FEEL SHOPLIFTING IS BECOMING MORE ORGANIZED, SOPHISTICATED

Posted By Lance Fletcher || 1-Feb-2013

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 that you’re innocent. Either way, you need an attorney to avoid some very serious consequences.

As reported by Luke Funk, Sr. Web Producer for MY FOX NY, Police say they have broken up a shoplifting ring targeting a New York Walmart store.

It happened on Christmas Eve in the Buffalo suburb of Clarence. State Police say that Walmart officials had been investigating an ongoing scheme at the supercenter store on Transit Road.

According to Walmart, several of its employees were "under-scanning" or "under-ringing" merchandise, to allow accomplices to go through the check-out lines and leave the store without paying for numerous items in their shopping bags. It is alleged that the employees were also activating gift cards when customers would purchase them but then keep the card and give the unsuspecting customer an unactivated card.

Evelyn Smith, 26, is under arrest on felony grand larceny charges. Police say she under-scanned merchandise and also posed as a customer and left the store with under-scanned merchandise going through the cashier line of another member of the ring. Tacara Lawrence, 21, faces felony grand larceny charges for under-scanning merchandise. Dewayne Harrell, 22, was arrested on larceny charges for allegedly gift card theft. Latasha Morrow, 19, was arrested on larceny charges. She is accused of leaving the Walmart store with merchandise that was initially scanned and then voided by a cashier involved with the ring. These alleged persons can face charges that can bring jail time.

Walmart thinks the suspects were responsible for $7,000 worth of theft. Police say the investigation is still ongoing and other arrests are expected. The four will appear on a later date in a Clarence courtroom. At this appearance it is imperative that you appear with an experienced attorney, who can possibly achieve a good outcome under the circumstances.

If you get in trouble an attorney will definitely help you obtain a better outcome, with possibly no jail time and /or no record that will follow you around for life.

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